Direct Officer Accessions: Effecting The Timeline For Establishing A Cyber-Community Within The Marine Corps
Abstract
In 2004, the United States military officially recognized cyberspace as its own warfighting domain. This recognition ultimately led to the creation of the 10th Combatant CommandU.S. Cyber Commandin 2017. The swift action created a capability deficit to fill within the Marine Corps. Lateral moves from the signal intelligence and communication communities have been used to fill this gap. However, lateral movers do not necessarily equate to community maturity and expertise. The recent changes to the 2018 and 2019 National Defense Authorization Acts (NDAA) provide the Marine Corps with the option to speed up the establishment of a mature cyber-community with technical experts. The acts loosen the restrictions placed on the direct officer accessions method for acquiring officer talent. This thesis utilizes a mixed method approach to explore both the numeric and cultural implications for enacting such a policy. The quantitative analysis uses a series of fixed inventory Markov chain models. The qualitative analysis rests on a literature review combined with an ethnographic approach. The research provides a balanced demonstration of the potential cultural and manpower management implications for enacting such an accessions method.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 01, 2020
- Accession Number
- AD1114381
Entities
People
- Joseph E Taylor
Organizations
- Naval Postgraduate School