"Building the Bench" - Army National Guard Mentoring

Abstract

The National Guard's essential role of strategic reserve and bulwark of Homeland Security requires leadership ready and able to lead this multi-faceted organization in complex and dynamic times Mentoring is a potent personal and professional development technique that is considered by many to be a key component in developing strategic leaders, civilian and military Because of the unique aspects of being state militias made up of citizen-soldiers, the Army National Guard (ARNG) would benefit greatly from a mentorship program that adopts components of both civilian- business and active military mentorship models This paper will present an academic review of mentorship theory and research, civilian-business models, and existing military programs - especially the Army Mentoring Program to evaluate the components that would be most appropriate and beneficial to the ARNG for development of its strategic leaders for the 21st century

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 27, 2008
Accession Number
ADA479658

Entities

People

  • Jeffrey A. Jahnke

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Business Administration
  • Commerce
  • Education
  • Employment
  • Management Personnel
  • Mentoring
  • Militia
  • Minority Groups
  • National Guard
  • Personnel Management
  • Professional Development
  • Students
  • Training
  • United States
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare
  • Warrant Officers

Readers

  • Military Leadership and Professional Education.
  • Military Mobilization and Reserve Forces Studies.
  • Strategic Security Studies