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Towards a U. S. Army Officer Corps Strategy for Success: RETAINING TALENT by Strategic Studies Strategic Studies Institute and U. S. Army U.S. Army War College Press (2015, Trade Paperback)

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Author: U. S. Army War College Press (Author), Strategic Studies Institute (Author). Weight: 0.24 lbs. ISBN10: 1505888190. Publication Date: 2015-01-03. Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform.

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

Number of Pages70 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicMilitary / Strategy

Publication Year2015

GenreHistory

AuthorStrategic Studies Strategic Studies Institute, U. S. Army U.S. Army War College Press

Book SeriesOfficer Corps Strategy Ser.

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SynopsisThe U.S. Army has made significant investmentsin its future, especially in its leadership. In particular, the Army has devoted billions of dollars to officer undergraduate-level education, world class training, and developmental experiences. Since the late 1980s, however, prospects for the Officer Corps' future have been darkened by an ever-diminishing return on this investment, as evidenced by plummeting company gradeofficer retention rates. Significantly, this leakageincludes a large share of high-performing officers, many of them developed via a fully-funded undergraduate education.In the last few years, the Army has responded to this challenge with unprecedented retention incentives, to include broadly offered cash payments. The objective has been to retain as many junior officers on active duty as possible. However, such quantity-focused incentive programs run counter to a talent-focusedOfficer Corps strategy. The objective should not bemerely to retain all officers, but to retain talentedofficers while simultaneously culling out those lacking distributions of skills, knowledge, and behaviors in demand across the force. Retaining sufficient rather than optimally performing officers may have dire consequences for the Army'sfuture. New officer cohorts of high-potential talentmay be driven away by the prospects of serving under lackluster leadership, while those continuing their service may experience stunted development due to a dearth of talented mentors, The U.S. Army has made significant investmentsin its future, especially in its leadership. In particular, the Army has devoted billions of dollars to officer undergraduate-level education, world class training, and developmental experiences. Since the late 1980s, however, prospects for the Officer Corps' future have been darkened by an ever-diminishing return on this investment, as evidenced by plummeting company gradeofficer retention rates. Significantly, this leakageincludes a large share of high-performing officers,many of them developed via a fully-funded undergraduate education.In the last few years, the Army has responded to this challenge with unprecedented retention incentives, to include broadly offered cash payments. The objective has been to retain as many junior officers on active duty as possible. However, such quantity-focused incentive programs run counter to a talent-focusedOfficer Corps strategy. The objective should not bemerely to retain all officers, but to retain talentedofficers while simultaneously culling out those lacking distributions of skills, knowledge, and behaviors in demand across the force. Retaining sufficient rather than optimally performing officers may have dire consequences for the Army'sfuture. New officer cohorts of high-potential talentmay be driven away by the prospects of serving under lackluster leadership, while those continuing their service may experience stunted development due to a dearth of talented mentors.