REDESIGNING ARMY SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES TALENT MANAGEMENT FOR THE 21ST CENTURY
Wed, 04/27/2022 - 1:05pm
Redesigning Army Special Operations Forces Talent Management for the 21st Century
By Maj. Gen. Patrick B. Roberson, Maj. Stuart Gallagher, Maj. Kyle Martin, and Maj. Wes Dyson
If you have been in the Army for any length of time, you have heard one of the many adages touting the importance of people in the organization. Two that immediately come to mind are “Mission first, people always!” and “People first!” Similarly, in the special operations community there are a series of guiding principles entitled the Special Operations Forces (SOF) Truths - the first of which states “Humans are more important than hardware.” In Army Special Operations Forces (ARSOF), we could take this a step further, “humans are most important.” As with any organization, it is one thing to acknowledge the importance of people, but the true measure of importance is evidenced through action. Both Army special operations and the Army writ large are on a quest to better focus on people and improve how talent management is conducted throughout the force.
National Guard and Reserve – their Families, Civilians, and Soldiers for Life – Retirees and Veterans. We win through our people, and people will drive success in our Readiness, Modernization and Reform priorities. We must take care of our people…” This emphasis has yielded an official “People Strategy,” placing people as the number one priority. In support of this initiative, the Army stood up the Army Talent Management Task Force, which addresses a comprehensive reform of personnel management within the organization. Additionally, it has also instituted a series of programs such as the Army Interactive Module 2.0 (a tool that assists with officer talent management), flexible career options and leader assessment programs such as BCAP (Battalion Command Assessment Program) and CCAP (Colonels Command Assessment Program), used to determine an officer’s fitness for command and strategic leadership.
https://smallwarsjournal.com/jrnl/art/redesigning-army-special-operations-forces-talent-management-21st-century
