Ready or Not, Here Come the Lieutenants.
Abstract
This study determines if the U.S. Army second lieutenant meet's the Army's expectations for Military Qualification Standards I (MQS I) (precommissioning Requirements) proficiency when he reports to the Officer Basic Course (OBC). Through questionnaire results from OBC students and interviews with the Army's commissioning sources and service schools, this study concludes that lieutenants, as a group, are not meeting the Army's expectations. Lieutenants are not meeting MQS I standards for several reasons. They do not understand what MQS I is and their role in the MQS system. The gap of time between commissioning and when the individual officer reports to OBC contributes to a degradation in MQS I task proficiency. Finally, commissioning sources are not ensuring MQS I proficiency upon commissioning. This study makes several recommendations for improving the execution of MQS I at the commissioning sources. The recommendations include requiring the Department of the Army and the commissioning sources to put more emphasis on the successful completion of MQS I at each commissioning sources and service schools. Finally, certification testing prior to commissioning must be adopted to ensure MQS I proficiency upon commissioning.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 07, 1991
- Accession Number
- ADA240904
Entities
People
- Marc G. Girard
Organizations
- United States Army Command and General Staff College