In 1992, while serving in the Massachusetts Army National Guard as a Staff Sergeant and since first joining the Military in September of 1983 I was approached by my Platoon Sergeant who at the time advised me of some career counseling and long term...
The post Cold-War era has opened the door for the United States to become involved in a myriad of military operations in the execution of our National Security Strategy. As U.S. Army forces continue to conduct a variety of peace support operations...
The U.S. Army's AirLand Battle doctrine has contributed greatly toward codifying a comprehensive and widely accepted operational concept. With a new emphasis on fundamentals and principles, the essence of AirLand Battle doctrine is expressed in...
All noncommissioned officers want to advance in rank. Many may find themselves reaching a certain rank and not being able to advance any further. Unfortunately, many NCOs have no idea why they are not being recommended for the next higher rank. Due...
This regulation prescribes policies governing the Army's Dual Component Personnel Management Program. This program allows the Department of the Army (DA) to quickly meet mobilization requirements through procurement of trained commissioned and...
This regulation covers the Physical Performance Evaluation System (PPES). It requires soldiers (commissioned, warrant and enlisted on active duty in the Army) with permanent medical conditions or impairments to be evaluated. This evaluation is to...
Regulation prescribes policies, operating tasks, and steps governing the Official Military Personnel File; the Military Personnel Records Jacket; the Career Management Individual File; Army Personnel Qualifications Records and Military Personnel...
Regulation prescribes policies and procedures governing promotion of Army commissioned and warrant officers on the active duty list. It incorporates provisions of the Defense Officer Personnel Management Act as specified in section 557 through 563...
Prescribes the policies and tasks of the Officer Evaluation Reporting System (OERS). It includes policy statements, operating tasks, rules in support of operating tasks, and sequential steps of each operating task.
Governs research, development and acquisition and Life Cycle Management (LCM) of Army materiel to satisfy approved Army requirements, and applies to major systems, non major systems, highly sensitive clarified acquisition programs, automated...
This monograph examined the relationship between junior and senior U.S. Army officers. In 2000, Thomas, E. Ricks, a reporter for the Washington Post, wrote an article contending that there was a rift between the junior and senior leaders in the...
The Army Leader Transitions Handbook is designed to help leaders plan and execute a successful transition to a new leadership position. The intent is to provide a ready reference for all leaders: direct, organizational and strategic. The Army...
Manning, Michael; Inderbitzen, Benjamin; Kussler, William; Goodman, Carlos
What is the effectiveness of the US Army’s APFT as compared to other military branches and other military standards? The APFT is the only standard the Army has for basic physical fitness, compared to the other military services, the Army APFT is...