Posted on Oct 28, 2016
Under Secretary of the Army Patrick Murphy here - What questions do you have for me?
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Hello RallyPoint!
I'm really excited to be here and answer some of your questions. Whether you served 3 years or 30 years, veterans are leaders of character, for a lifetime of service. Veterans are civic assets and leaders in communities across America. I'm proud to be a Soldier for Life.
Mr. Patrick Murphy has served as the Under Secretary of the Army since January 2016, assuming duties as acting Secretary until May 2016. As an Army veteran, Mr. Murphy deployed twice - Tuzla, Bosnia in 2002 and Baghdad, Iraq in 2003-04. While serving as a JAG officer in Iraq with the 82nd Airborne Division, he led a Brigade Operational Law Team (BOLT) and earned a Bronze Star for his service. After leaving the Army he was the first Iraq War veteran elected to congress representing the Eighth Congressional District of Pennsylvania from 2007-2011.
The Under Secretary is excited to discuss his past experiences and his priorities for the Army:
- Promoting the Soldier for Life Program and helping our soldiers successfully transition
- Incorporating Better Business Practices and making the best use of tax dollars by ensuring the Army is run as a successful company in 2016
- Telling the Army Story and connecting with Americans through social media, public affairs and promoting the accomplishments of our soldiers
Note: The Under Secretary of the Army is unable to comment on politics or the upcoming election during this Q&A. Please be respectful of this requirement and keep all comments and responses on topic.
Hello RallyPoint!
I'm really excited to be here and answer some of your questions. Whether you served 3 years or 30 years, veterans are leaders of character, for a lifetime of service. Veterans are civic assets and leaders in communities across America. I'm proud to be a Soldier for Life.
Mr. Patrick Murphy has served as the Under Secretary of the Army since January 2016, assuming duties as acting Secretary until May 2016. As an Army veteran, Mr. Murphy deployed twice - Tuzla, Bosnia in 2002 and Baghdad, Iraq in 2003-04. While serving as a JAG officer in Iraq with the 82nd Airborne Division, he led a Brigade Operational Law Team (BOLT) and earned a Bronze Star for his service. After leaving the Army he was the first Iraq War veteran elected to congress representing the Eighth Congressional District of Pennsylvania from 2007-2011.
The Under Secretary is excited to discuss his past experiences and his priorities for the Army:
- Promoting the Soldier for Life Program and helping our soldiers successfully transition
- Incorporating Better Business Practices and making the best use of tax dollars by ensuring the Army is run as a successful company in 2016
- Telling the Army Story and connecting with Americans through social media, public affairs and promoting the accomplishments of our soldiers
Note: The Under Secretary of the Army is unable to comment on politics or the upcoming election during this Q&A. Please be respectful of this requirement and keep all comments and responses on topic.
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CPT Patrick Murphy Thanks for your time with us. In the next 5-10 years, how will the US Army seek to effectively retain, challenge, & grow its most talented Soldiers and also give them the best opportunity to succeed in the civilian sector when it's time to transition?
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I second this question. My question for CPT Patrick Murphy, Sir, with SECDEF's Force of the Future initiative and the Army Talent Management Task Force working to address this issue, do you believe the Army will ever get to the point where it actually creates a competitive market for its Soldiers to seek, apply to, and interview for jobs vs. the archaic, anachronistic, 1950s-style, centrally-managed, HRC-centric system?
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CPT Patrick Murphy
Yes. We're actually even fielding a Market Mechanism for jobs out of CGSC this winter. MAJ (Join to see) Hope all is well in Turkey if you're still there. #ThoughtsAndPrayers
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MAJ (Join to see)
CPT Patrick Murphy - Sir, thanks for the response and well-wishes--I'm still in Turkey.
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CPT Patrick Murphy Honorable Patrick Murphy how are your chances of becoming the Secretary of the Army look in the upcoming 2017 period? I posted an interesting discussion about Why the next Secretary of the Army couldn't be a veteran that I'd like to share with you and get your thoughts on.
https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/why-can-t-the-next-secretary-of-the-army-be-a-veteran?urlhash=2028397&cid=5166467&email_token=Y21Wa1lqazRXVzV3VW1GSFVYSkJjMHRDU1RoRlJrOUtSRkF3T1dwcmRGZDRWMnBtUVV4MVJVZERZejB0TFhCSFNTdG1aWEl4VVdsaFRYZERla3BCZGxweEwzYzlQUT09LS1kZjg0YTM2NTYzM2E2ZTZjZjZkMDU4YmFkNzEzOTgxN2JmZWJlZWFj&utm_campaign=activity&utm_content=notifications&utm_medium=unpaid&utm_source=email
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Why Can’t the Next Secretary of the Army be a Veteran? RP Members there have been a few posts about the new Secretary of the Army, but why can't he be a veteran? If it weren’t for the large sample size, you would think that the results of the Military Times survey of troop morale couldn’t possibly have been accurate. Released last December, the numbers were brutal. In response to the statement, “The senior military leadership has my best...
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my family is service oriented with my grandfather in WWI, my father in WWII and I served (if only briefly ) in Vietnam. I am now a Kentucky DAV Service Officer and I wonder when I will stop seeing veterans who have served 4 and 5 combat tours. These men and women are really suffering from various conditions. Each is willing to serve until the point where they have served one too many tours. What are our plans for reducing the number of tours served?
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Hello sir, my question is on incorporating Better Business Practices in the Army. I've participated in a number of Lean Six Sigma projects to reduce process cycle time, cost and improve quality. It seems every project fails to maximize its full potential due to Army Regulations and DoD Instruction that are near impossible to change or get waivers for. Could you share some success stories, tips or otherwise motivation for working in the Army-Machine that is resistant to change.
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Sir,
What is in store for the future of PT for the Army? I have had leadership from different units say that PT is going to be changing, the PT test will be changing, and that we are moving to update the current standard for fitness.
What is in store for the future of PT for the Army? I have had leadership from different units say that PT is going to be changing, the PT test will be changing, and that we are moving to update the current standard for fitness.
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Sir, I greatly appreciate the approach you've taken connecting with the force and how you've taken up fights on our behalf. I'm very concerned about our force. With the recent acknowledgement of MG Rossi's suicide, I'm wondering if our leadership is taking another look at how we approach supporting our soldiers struggling with this personal battle. Having been one myself, and being an Air Defender, this particular fight is very personal to me. What other steps are we taking?
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Yes my question is can you help me get back in or retire me right now I was placed in active with 18 plus years. I would pack my bags and go to Mousal without a thought. I am beyond serious whatever it takes till a job is found I would rather be back on Active duty and not forced to wait till I am 61, please help me.
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CPT Patrick Murphy I have a couple more questions for you today. I'm working with a program called Sponsor a Vet Life (SAVL) that is using VR Technology to work with veterans and active duty soldiers that have PTSD/TBI/MST or that are severely disabled. Here is the primary mission:
"Our Mission is to roll out a proven solution for many of the challenges Active Duty Service Members, Disabled Veterans, and their families experience. We’ll be providing full collaborative communities, utilizing virtual reality tools to help stop the 22 Veteran PTSD suicides per day. All the communications occur in a 3D interactive, immersive virtual environment. We've successfully used these tools in the past to save lives and will continue to save more veterans and active duty members."
Question: How do we get programs like this funding through the Government without having to go through mountains of red tape? Is this something we could be offering service members immediately upon transition or redeployment through a connection or link with the Army?
Here is a link on RP to our Group Page for more information, please “follow” our page:
https://www.rallypoint.com/organizations/sponsor-a-vet-life-virtual-world-solutions-d-b-a-sponsor-a-vet-life-wharton-nj
"Our Mission is to roll out a proven solution for many of the challenges Active Duty Service Members, Disabled Veterans, and their families experience. We’ll be providing full collaborative communities, utilizing virtual reality tools to help stop the 22 Veteran PTSD suicides per day. All the communications occur in a 3D interactive, immersive virtual environment. We've successfully used these tools in the past to save lives and will continue to save more veterans and active duty members."
Question: How do we get programs like this funding through the Government without having to go through mountains of red tape? Is this something we could be offering service members immediately upon transition or redeployment through a connection or link with the Army?
Here is a link on RP to our Group Page for more information, please “follow” our page:
https://www.rallypoint.com/organizations/sponsor-a-vet-life-virtual-world-solutions-d-b-a-sponsor-a-vet-life-wharton-nj
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Hello Sir,
My question concerns Stolen Valor. Can the law be modified to include the impersonation of an actual MilitaryMember, and dressing as a Military Member and lying about it. The ones doing this have put a bad mark on actual military members and veterans.
My question concerns Stolen Valor. Can the law be modified to include the impersonation of an actual MilitaryMember, and dressing as a Military Member and lying about it. The ones doing this have put a bad mark on actual military members and veterans.
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Soldier for Life seems like a great Program in that it mirrors the Philosophy of "Once a Marine, Always a Marine."
Are there going to be attempts to better formalize this mindset?
Are there going to be attempts to better formalize this mindset?
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