Developing Senior Leaders for the Reserve Components

Abstract

Leader development is one of the most important priorities for the U.S. military. Most of the services and agencies conceive of development in broadly similar waysa combination of experiences, education, and mentoring. RAND researchers explored in what ways development of senior leaders in the reserve component can be improved, and in what ways reserve component leader development policies can serve the goal of an effective and integrated Total Force. This research is part of a larger research effort focused on general and flag officer requirements in the reserve components. This perspective reviews current practices in reserve component general officer development and surveys some of the innovative approaches the services are taking. It also explains some limitations to these approaches and offers recommendations for building a more formal system of deliberative development and making maximum use of general and flag officer assignments to achieve both developmental and Total Force objectives.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2017
Accession Number
AD1024983

Entities

People

  • Michael J. Mazarr

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Department Of Defense
  • Education
  • Employment
  • General Officers
  • Intellectual Property
  • Management Personnel
  • Mentoring
  • Military Science
  • National Guard
  • Personnel Development
  • Personnel Management
  • Students
  • Training
  • Unified Combatant Commands
  • United States
  • War Colleges

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  • Naval Personnel Management
  • Systems Analysis and Design