Raising the Flag: Implications of U.S. Military Approaches to General and Flag Officer Development
Abstract
This report presents findings to assist the Office of the Secretary of Defense in understanding what professional experiences and other characteristics the general and flag officers in each of the military services tend to share as a result of each service's approach to personnel management and other related factors, and how these approaches might influence the ways in which general and flag officers lead, manage, and advise. Specifically, this report provides analysis of the fundamental elements of military personnel processes in each service and across the U.S. Department of Defense and identifies common career experiences within each service in categories such as career field, years in service, commissioning source, education and training, and duty assignments. This report further examines how these professional experiences and other characteristics might influence general and flag officers' approaches to institutional leadership and management, and the type of strategic-level advice they might provide to civilian decisionmakers.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 2020
- Accession Number
- AD1133445
Entities
People
- Katherine L. Kidder
- Kimberly Jackson
- Natasha Lander
- S. R. Zimmerman
- Sean Mann
- William H. Ii Waggy
Organizations
- RAND Corporation