Manpower and Personnel for Soldier Systems in the Objective Force
Abstract
The Army Science Board was tasked to analyze future Soldier Systems in the 2001 Summer Study 'Objective Force Soldier/Soldier Team'. This Manpower and Personnel Special Study was developed to support that primary Study by assessing Manpower and Personnel related issues. Taskings specific to this Special Study include: (1) Investigate the demographic characteristics of soldiers in 2015 and assess their capabilities; (2) Investigate the projected Knowledge, Skills and Attributes (KSA) required for Future Combat Systems tasks and assess the match/mismatch between the projected skill set of soldiers and required skills based on FCS tasks; (3) Assess the Army R&D that is going on in the manpower and personnel area and investigate university/industry R&D in the manpower and personnel area. Major study recommendations include: (1) Create and validate a new selection measure (e.g., revise ASVAB); (2) Improve the match of the Knowledge, Skills and Attributes of available Objective Force Soldiers with available positions; (3) Analyze the cost effectiveness of the various well-being initiatives to improve retention; (4) Develop virtual distributed Man-in-the-Loop simulations for personnel life cycle functions.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 01, 2001
- Accession Number
- ADA403619
Entities
People
- Charles F. Drenz
- Harold F. O'neil
- James R. Ralph
- Mark Hofmann
- Michael R Freeman
Organizations
- Army Science Board