The value of experience in the enlisted force
Jennie W. Wenger, Caolionn O'Connell, Louay Constant, Andrew J. Lohn.
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| Opplysninger | Introduction -- Literature Indicates Good Leaders Can Increase Effectiveness -- Leader Experience and Soldier Performance -- Does the Army Capture Good Leaders in the Promotion Process? -- Which Soldiers Does the Army Retain? -- Conclusions and Implications -- Appendix A: The Empirical Model and Regression Results -- Appendix B: Noncommissioned Officer Education System Courses, 2001-2015 -- Appendix C: Interview Protocol.. - Past research has placed little emphasis on how to value the experience of U.S. Army noncommissioned officers (NCOs). The authors of this report examine the relationships between the tenure, experience, and productivity of key NCO leaders and the performance of the junior soldiers they lead, with a focus on maintaining or improving leadership quality and soldier performance, as well as reducing personnel costs. The authors find that the characteristics and experience of senior leaders are related to differences in the outcomes of junior soldiers; junior personnel have lower early-term attrition in cases in which senior leaders possess key types of experience. Having a leader with the right mix of experience can potentially generate substantial savings, but more experience is not always desirable. The authors note a concern that the Army promotion process captures only a limited amount of experience, since it considers deployment experience solely when promoting to E-5 and E-6. Recommendations to improve the promotion process are also presented.
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| Emner | United States. . Army - Non-commissioned officers.
Leadership. Soldiers - Rating of - United States. Soldiers - Training of - United States. |
