Talent Management In The Army

Talent Management is utilized to shape how the Army is meeting the priorities established by the highest levels in regards to taking care of the force. Army priorities over the years change alongside national values and leadership. In recent years, the Army has set a focus on Soldiers and their management throughout the lifecycle of their career. The current Chief of Staff of the Army, General Mark A. Milley communicated the Army’s priority to take care of Soldiers in his Initial Message to the Army when he stated under his number one priority of Readiness, “We must never send our Soldiers into harm’s way untrained” and in his number 2 priority of Future Army, “We need to listen and learn…developing a lethal, professional and technically competent force requires an openness to new ideas and new ways of doing things in an increasingly complex world.” He also states “Our Soldiers are the crown jewels of the Nation.”
The current logistics talent management strategy possesses an unbalanced emphasis on tactical proficiency. “The last decade of war has seen the culture of our logistics force transform dramatically. We have a generation of sustainment leaders with more combat experience than most other generations, yet we have sacrificed technical expertise…” …show more content…
Talent management can be a difficult function within any organization and can have positive and negative strategic impacts to the organization depending on the quality of the program. As the priority of talent management has grown across all aspects of Army leadership, advancements have taken place. In the past two years, the Army has developed a Talent Management Task Force and strategy. The Talent Management Task Force focus is to develop programs that enhance talent management, can be well communicated across the force, and enables assessments for future