TEACH, COACH, AND LEAD: OUR RESPONSIBILITIES AS INTELLIGENCE LEADERS TO DEVELOP FUTURE LEADERS

摘要

Today's Army faces a tremendous retention challenge. Deployments, high operations tempo (OPTEMPO) and reduced personnel and resources personify the future of the Army. As we undergo continuous changes in the Army structure, our life in the military has become a growing challenge even for seasoned professionals. While a single stopgap measure does not exist to address our problem, one important and singularly impacting effort to retain our officers and noncommissioned officers is through a focused professional-development and mentorship program—a program that goes beyond the standard counseling, reading program, and professional "to-do" checklist. The program should contain component elements of officer professional development in rank and grade stages and be overseen by a senior officer who has invested himself into the development of the subordinate officer.