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Analysis and recommendations on the company-grade officer shortfall in the reserve components of the U.S. Army / Catherine H. Augustine [et al.].
- Format:
- Book
- Government document
- Series:
- Rand Corporation monograph series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Manpower planning--United States.
- Manpower planning.
- United States--National Guard--Officers.
- United States.
- United States. Army--Reserves--Officers.
- United States. Army--Reserves--Personnel management.
- United States. Army--Reserves--Appointments and retirements.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xxxii, 67 pages) : illustrations
- Place of Publication:
- Santa Monica, CA : RAND Corporation, 2011.
- Summary:
- The U.S. Army National Guard (ARNG) and the U.S. Army Reserve (USAR) both have lower-than-authorized inventories of company-grade officers. Army Reserve Components (RCs) have higher-than-authorized inventories of lieutenants but lower-than-authorized inventories of captains. This monograph addresses the shortfall of captains, explores and confirms the magnitude of the captain shortfall in the Army RCs, identifies recommendations to address the captain shortfall, assesses whether the concept of a National Guard academy is a feasible partial solution to the shortfall, and assesses the impact of requiring Officer Candidate School entrants to hold a four-year degree. Aggressive measures will be needed to dramatically improve the fill rates in both RCs. The Army RCs could achieve a 100-percent captain fill rate in five to ten years if they can sustain recent low loss rates, increase officer accession rates, and promote lieutenants to captain more quickly. The ARNG could achieve a 100-percent captain fill rate before a new National Guard academy will have produced captains. Finally, the captain shortfall is migrating up to the rank of major. Understanding the specific requirements of the vacant captain and major positions could provide additional guidance on reclassifying positions, direct commissioning at higher ranks, or even eliminating the authorization.
- Notes:
- "National Defense Research Institute."
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