The United States Army is increasing its force by 65,000 troops over the next few years. Included in this increase are Army aviators. Retention of the current soldiers in uniform is becoming very difficult as the deployment schedule of the current Global War on Terrorism wears down the individual aviator. Army Aviation is included in this build up of forces, yet it must also compete with the amount of jobs becoming available as the baby boomer generation retires and leaves gaps in both the civilian pilot workforce for commercial airlines and also the United States Customs air inventory. This thesis will explore the Aviation Incentive program from its outset. It will then continue with a discussion of Auctions and Auction Theory. It will conclude with a game theory approach and other mathematical approaches on bidding in auctions. Combining Auction Theory with the mathematical approach provides the bidder in an auction a more educated decision in their bidding strategy. Utilizing Auctions for Aviator retention allows the Army to be more flexible in determining a value for a bonus rather than limited by the offer of a static amount which may or may not help with retention. / US Army (USA) author.

Academic Diss.--Helsinki.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Texas at Austin, 2003. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references. Also available from UMI Company.

Thesis--School of Advanced Airpower Studies, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala., 1999-2000. / Title from title screen (viewed Nov. 3, 2003). "December 2001." Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1959. / Typescript. Vita. eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Bibliography: leaves 457-488.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Auburn University. / Abstract. Vita. Includes bibliographical references (p. 371-381).

Thesis (LL. M.)--McGill University, 2000. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 113-136). Also available via the Internet.

Thesis (M.S. of Military Art and Science General Studies)--U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, June 2009. / "June 2009." Thesis advisor: David W. Christie. Performed by the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. "Presented to the faculty of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree Master of Military Art and Science General Studies from the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, June 2009."--P. [i]. Includes bibliographical references. Also available online from the Combined Arms Research Library (CARL) at the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College and the DTIC Online Web site.

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Dissertation (Ph.D.)--Auburn University, 2006. / Abstract. Vita. Includes bibliographic references.