Recruiting: The New Primary Market and Congressional Legislation Affecting It
Abstract
Our National Security Strategy demands that we consistently man our armed forces with quality people. Today's uncertain economy, emerging technologies, increased government and private sector college assistance programs, and a questionable budget, pose many challenges for the armed services' recruiting commands. This paper reviews four congressional legislations (the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act, the Solomon Amendment, the Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001: Access to Secondary Schools for Military Recruiting, and the Student Right to Know Act) that were intended to provide the means to the strategic objective of a quality force. The recommended changes are firmly grounded in the view that services must be entrenched in their primary market. With these legislative changes, services' recruiting programs will be augmented with lucrative and competitive enlistment incentives, and Congress will ensure full cooperation of secondary and post-secondary schools, facilitating the development of viable partnerships with the private sector and educational institutions.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 2002
- Accession Number
- ADA400795
Entities
People
- Wayne L. Garcia
Organizations
- United States Army War College