Promotions to Fill Vacancies and Last Minute Fills

Abstract

I believe we face two dilemmas in the Army today, which if not handled properly, will lead to issues that could take years to resolve. First, are we promoting Soldiers to the NCO ranks before they are ready in order to meet shortages in our NCO Corps. Second, we are failing to fill our deploying units to their required strength with enough time to fully integrate and train the Soldiers who will be responsible for fighting and winning on todays battlefields in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 06, 2007
Accession Number
AD1117099

Entities

People

  • Bret W. Wiegmann

Organizations

  • United States Army Sergeants Major Academy

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Afghanistan
  • Deployment
  • Families (Human)
  • Human Resources
  • Leadership
  • Low Density
  • Military Training
  • Rules Of Engagement
  • Standards
  • Teamwork
  • Training
  • Turbulence
  • United States
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Military Leadership and Professional Education.
  • Military Mobilization and Reserve Forces Studies.