Towards a U.S. Army Officer Corps Strategy for Success: Retaining Talent

Towards a U.S. Army Officer Corps Strategy for Success: Retaining Talent
ISBN-10
1584874252
ISBN-13
9781584874256
Category
Command of troops
Pages
64
Language
English
Published
2010
Publisher
Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College
Authors
Casey Wardynski, David Stephen Lyle, Michael J. Colarusso

Description

Over the last 3 decades, dramatic labor market changes and well-intentioned but uninformed policies have created significant officer talent flight. Poor retention engenders substantial risk for the Army as it directly affects accessions, development, and employment of talent. The Army cannot make thoughtful policy decisions if its officer talent pipeline continues to leak at current rates. Since the Army cannot insulate itself from labor market forces as it tries to retain talent, the retention component of its officer strategy must rest upon sound market principles. It must be continuously resourced, executed, measured, and adjusted across time and budget cycles. Absent these steps, systemic policy, and decisionmaking failures will continue to confound Army efforts to create a talent-focused officer corps strategy.

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