Officers with advanced civilian degrees are getting pushed out of the Army. But they are the very people Defense Secretary Ash Carter wants in the military. The Army's aging personnel evaluation system may be to blame.
The National Guard is trying to ease the transition for troops and businesses as it increases training days for some units.
Eric Fanning, the secretary of the Army, said last week that he's ordered a new initiative designed to reduce time-consuming requirements directed by Department of the Army headquarters, particularly with regard to training.
The Army is changing and with it are the demands on its individual soldiers. Army Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Milley explained what characteristics the next generation soldier will hold.
The military service chiefs say continuing resolutions are keeping them from planning ahead and costing them money.
The Army is starting is Rapid Capabilities Office in hopes to speed up acquisitions of top priorities.
Army Chief of Staff Mark Milley wants brigades that can pivot from training U.S. partners to training new recruits in a catastrophic situation.
Gen. Mark Milley, the Army’s chief of staff, said his service will arrive at decisions within a matter of weeks on a new way forward for the Modular Handgun System, which has been in the works since 2011.
The Army is planning to co-mingle Army, National Guard and reservists to promote compatibility in peacetime and wartime.
The Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. Mark Milley says he's pushing for a more mobile force of the future, both in terms of technology and acquisition.
The Army says it's enthusiastically embracing reforms that give its uniformed officials more responsibility, and asks Congress to give them more authority.
Lt. Gen. John Murray, deputy chief of staff for the U.S. Army, said the service is carefully weighing the recommendations made by the National Commission on the Future of the Army.
Gen. Ray Odierno, the departing Army chief, said he’s worried about the service because most U.S. forces are underprepared for some of the circumstances they might face, such as “hybrid” warfare against Russian proxies.
Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno gives his last news conference as Chief today. He'll retire and hand off to incoming Chief — Gen. Mark Milley — on Friday. One of his areas of focus has been building the next generation of Army leaders. Retired Army Gen. Ann Dunwoody is the author of "A Higher Standard: Leadership Strategies from America's First Female Four-Star General". She tells In Depth with Francis Rose about the explains the principles of leadership that she lays out in her book.
Gen. Mark Milley said at his confirmation hearing to become the new Army chief of staff that his service still could meet the demand signal for Army forces, despite recent budget cuts. That could change, though, if demands continue to increase and if budgets continue to decrease.