Military Personnel: DoD Could Make Greater Use of Existing Legislative Authority to Manage General and Flag Officer Careers

Abstract

Congress has established a legislative framework that shapes the careers and the management of general and flag officers. The Department of Defense (DOD) has proposed eliminating or amending a number of legislative provisions, such as revising existing statutory retirement limits based on age and years of service, to provide greater flexibility in managing its senior officers in order to retain experienced leaders. GAO is issuing this report in response to a mandate in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003. GAO's objectives were to (1) develop a profile of general and flag officer careers and (2) assess DOD's justification for its general and flag officer legislative proposals.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 2004
Accession Number
AD1153068

Entities

People

  • Bethann E. Ritter
  • David Mayfield
  • Derek B. Stewart
  • J. P. Newton
  • James Driggins
  • Jennifer R. Popovic
  • Thomas W. Gosling

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accountability
  • Active Duty
  • Age Distribution
  • Air Force
  • Congress
  • Cost Estimates
  • Department Of Defense
  • Employment
  • Federal Budgets
  • General Officers
  • Governments
  • Health Services
  • Law
  • Marine Corps
  • Military Personnel
  • National Security
  • Officer Personnel
  • Personnel Management
  • President (United States)
  • United States
  • United States Government

Readers

  • Government Contracting/Procurement.
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Military Mobilization and Reserve Forces Studies.