Posted on Nov 13, 2019
Want to be an Army battalion commander? You’ll need your head examined
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"Officers vying for battalion command soon will be screened through a psychological exam, an expert panel and other means as the Army moves away from choosing leaders based solely on their personnel files."
Want to be an Army battalion commander? You’ll need your head examined
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Interesting. I’m highly curious to see the impact on careers and on effectiveness of future commanders with this process.
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Meh...might be a good thing, might be an exercise in futility. I've long held there's a subjective quality to competency. You may have an outstanding combat leader who is crap at being a human being... or vice versa. The leader who has a spotless record may simply be adapt at avoiding difficulty. It's probably a good idea to break the mold a little here, but depending on who writes the protocols... it could end some otherwise stellar careers, or make some out of otherwise dead weight.
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Seems they're always trying to make a better mousetrap.
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