New Missions and Strategy for Developing Military Leadership of the Future
Abstract
Each day, newspapers, radio and television describe serious concerns regarding youth development and growing societal pressures on young people in every aspect of their lives. Public frustration continues to mount with the prospect that conditions are worsening for a majority of our youth. Hopes for young people entering adulthood with the skills and ability necessary to stand against international competition in the marketplace or on the battlefield appear bleak unless action is taken immediately. But what action is needed? Although the impact of declining quality in youth development has been discussed in some detail by the media, the consequences of these trends on the nation's security via the All-Volunteer military force have escaped serious discussion. Possibly because an all-volunteer force is relatively new to current generations of Americans, the fact that the military competes with industry for a shrinking percentage of top-quality people has been lost amid domestic concerns for improvement in the nation's human capital.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 01, 1992
- Accession Number
- ADA251130
Entities
People
- Gary M. Mckinley
Organizations
- United States Army War College