Payment of the Full Rate of Special and Incentive Pays to Members of the Reserve Components

In this report, the authors (1) estimate the cost of paying eligible part-time members of the reserve component (RC) the same full monthly rate of special and incentive (S&I) pays that full-time active component members receive, (2) estimate the number of RC members who would qualify for each form of S&I pay at the full rate, and (3) consider the feasibility and advisability of paying eligible part-time members of the RC at the full S&I pay rate.