Strength Maintenance: A Risk Management Approach
Military Review › Vol. 85 Nbr. 1, January 2005
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As Operation Iraqi Freedom intensifies and deployments lengthen, Army organizations are experiencing recruitment problems, and concerns are being voiced about soldier retention. To help meet its 2005 recruiting objectives, the Army's recruiting command has lowered some standards for recruits. Taylor discusses the Army's strength-maintenance program, which is designed to recruit quality soldiers, retain military occupation specialty-qualified soldiers, and reduce first-term soldier losses.
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Strength Maintenance: A Risk Management Approach
THE U.S. ARMY MUST accomplish many evolving missions, encompassing everything from disaster relief to prosecuting the Global War on Terrorism. An all-volunteer multi-component force performs these missions. As Operation Iraqi Freedom intensifies and deployments lengthen, Army organizations are experiencing recruitment problems, and concerns are being voiced about soldier retention.
Until recently, all Army components have been successful in achieving recruiting goals.1 In 2004, the Active Army and the U.S. Army Reserve (USAR) met their recruiting goals. However, the U.S. Army National Guard ...See the full content of this document
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