Junior Officer Career Progression: A Reevaluation

Abstract

As the Long War against terror continues, many company grade officers are choosing to separate from the Army. This is due to a variety of factors, including, stress on families due to multiple deployments, and the inability to attend advanced schooling. As a result our formations are suffering from a lack of captains. Occurring simultaneously in the institutional Army, Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC), is struggling to provide relevant training for units deploying to an ever changing battlefield. In order to address both issues, the Army should restructure young officers? career progression. Officers should serve a tour of duty within Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) after their first operational tour within Forces Command (FORCOM), thus increasing retention rates among captains, manning Army TRADOC schools and Army accessions with combat veterans, providing the most current institutional knowledge, with the additional benefit of filling company command billets with more mature and prepared commanders.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 20, 2009
Accession Number
ADA510346

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  • John Ortegon

Organizations

  • Marine Corps Combat Development Command

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  • Human Systems

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  • Army Personnel
  • Army Training
  • Doctrine
  • Education
  • Expeditionary Warfare
  • Families (Human)
  • Human Resources
  • Information Operations
  • Instructors
  • Marine Corps
  • Military Psychology
  • Motivation
  • Psychology
  • Schools
  • Students
  • Training
  • Warfare

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