OPMS (Officer Personnel Management System), MILPERCEN and the Corps: A Commentary.

Abstract

The Officer Personnel Management System (OPMS) was the first significant change to the Army officer utilization and career management since 1947. Even though, as of this writing, portions have been in effect for 10 years it remains controversial. The essay reviews in the evolutionary development of OPMS, the organizational steps taken to manage it and its reception by the officer corps. A principal theme of the author is that implementation of OPMS cut too many of the traditional human connectors within the personnel structure in the drive to systematize the first truly centralized form of officer management. This concentration on the science of the business overlooked the equally important art of personnel management which created several dissatisifers. Within recent years there has been a redressal of this imbalance and the essay concludes that OPMS is a better management form and should be left alone to mature.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1983
Accession Number
ADA130123

Entities

People

  • David K. Williams

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

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Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Army
  • Artillery
  • Employment
  • Enlisted Personnel
  • Field Grade Officers
  • General Officers
  • Military Transfers
  • Officer Personnel
  • Perception
  • Personnel Management
  • Specialization
  • Students
  • Surveys
  • Training
  • Universities
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

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  • Military Leadership and Professional Education.