Lieutenant Colonel Alex Fenley(ph) is in the personnel office of the Special Forces Command in Tampa.

NPR: Military Works to Retain In-Demand Special Forces

The incentive packages, Fenley says, give special operations command some assurance that it will have experienced personnel in the field for the immediate future.

NPR: Military Works to Retain In-Demand Special Forces

Colonel Fenley says the military won't know the overall impact on retention until the end of the year, but the numbers, he says, are encouraging.

NPR: Military Works to Retain In-Demand Special Forces