Posted on Nov 7, 2015

Vote: 'Can the US Military Halt Its Brain Drain?'

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The Atlantic published this article on officer management written by LTG(R) Barno and Nora Bensahel on 5 November 2015. They argued that the military's standards for career progression were too inflexible, driving some of the most talented commissioned members in service to the civilian sector. In 2013, LTG(R) Barno published a similar, solution-driven article on Foreign Policy.

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Can the US Military halt its brain drain?

http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2015/11/us-military-tries-halt-brain-drain/413965/

Link to 2013 Article: http://foreignpolicy.com/2013/02/13/military-brain-drain/

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The Secretary of Defense is concerned about the military's ability to retain young, talented officers. Are you?

http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2015/11/us-military-tries-halt-brain-drain/413965/

This article, written by a retired Army Lieutenant General and a senior defense contractor, made some points that resounded with me. I would be interested to hear some others' views on it.

Summarized very succinctly, the current Secretary of Defense is concerned that the military is losing too large a number of young officers because of an inflexible career path and an "up or out" promotion system.

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