Managing Military Careers

Abstract

Military careers particularly for officers are strongly influenced by legislative parameters. The Defense Office Personnel Management Act (DOPMA) and other laws establish limits on the length of careers, the rates and timing of promotions, the proportion of senior officers, and some assignment patterns. These legislative parameters are intended to strike a balance between sometimes conflicting traits that are either required or desirable in personnel. As the mission of the military has shifted from a one-dimensional focus on warfighting readiness to a multidimensional approach across a range of missions and as technology and demographic factors have changed, the previous balance sought between characteristics may no longer be appropriate.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1998
Accession Number
ADA574369

Entities

People

  • Donald J. Cymrot
  • Michael Mara
  • Paul W. Mayberry

Organizations

  • Center for Naval Analyses

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Acquisition
  • Business Administration
  • Civilian Population
  • Classification
  • Complex Systems
  • Demography
  • Education
  • Force Structure
  • Information Operations
  • Management Personnel
  • Manpower Utilization
  • Office Personnel
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • Standards
  • Training

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  • Government and Public Administration Law.
  • Mathematics or Statistics
  • Military Leadership and Professional Education.