The Future Security Environment: Why the U.S. Army Must Differentiate and Grow Millennial Officer Talent

Abstract

The dynamic nature of the future security environment necessitates better retention of diversified talent among officers from the Millennial Generational Cohort. Although the U.S. Army has done well to attract a diverse and talented group of junior officers at commissioning, a revision of the Army s Personnel System that incorporates a more personalized management approach could help to motivate and retain millennial officers and better prepare them for senior leadership. Lieutenant colonels and colonels must provide the transformational leadership and innovation needed to create the intrinsic value that millennials seek in their profession. In order to explore what is most appealing to talented millennial officers and what is most effective for the Army, this Carlisle Paper will explore, as its methodology, the salient features of leadership theory, the characteristics of the Millennial Generational Cohort, and what senior leaders must do to improve attraction, motivation, and retention of millennial officers in the U.S. Army.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 2015
Accession Number
ADA622755

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People

  • Michael J. Arnold

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

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  • Engineered Resilient Systems

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  • Assembly Lines
  • Baby Boomers
  • Demographic Cohorts
  • Department Of Defense
  • Doctrine
  • Education
  • Employment
  • Environment
  • Human Resources
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Officer Personnel
  • Personnel Management
  • Security
  • Students
  • United States
  • War Colleges

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