United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office National Security and International Affairs Division author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 1996-09-19 monographic deposited born digital 53 p. GA 1.13:NSIAD-96-226 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-96-226 P0b002ee18037d62d f:ns96226 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-96-226 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-96-226 NSIAD-96-226 Military budgets Military downsizing Military reserve personnel Military training Military pay Future budget projections Military expense allowances Defense Business Operations Fund Letter Report NSIAD GAO reviewed the Department of Defense's (DOD) reserve components' military personnel compensation accounts, focusing on: (1) the various pay categories; (2) trends in those pay categories; and (3) how changes in the DOD budget compared with changes in service force levels.<p/>GAO found that: (1) the decrease in the reserves components' military personnel budgets closely follows the decrease in reserve personnel; (2) the majority of military reserve personnel accounts are comprised primarily of unit and individual training and administration and support costs; (3) despite an overall decline in the reserves components' military personnel budgets, servicemember costs are projected to increase for all components except for the Army National Guard; (4) basic pay and allowances for quarters, variable housing, travel, and other costs comprise about 82 percent of the National Guard's military budget and about 80 percent of the Reserves budget; (5) there are differences among the services in the pay, allowances, and travel categories; and (6) some reserves components' budget categories are disproportionate with personnel levels. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-96-226/html/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-96-226.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-96-226/pdf/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-96-226.pdf GAO/NSIAD-96-226 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-96-226 Letter Report GAO/NSIAD-96-226; Defense Budget: Trends in Reserve Components' Military Personnel Compensation Accounts for 1990-97; Military budgets Military downsizing Military reserve personnel Military training Military pay Future budget projections Military expense allowances Defense Business Operations Fund