The US Army uses a network optimization model to designate career fields for officers

摘要

To develop a CFD model that caters to the needs of designating officers in various categories in the U.S. Army. A career field designation (CFD) model is developed to assign Army officers to specialized roles, which included foreign area officers and OR analysts. The network optimization model has been successfully used by the U.S. Army since June 2001 to designate about 10, 500 officers and experts and will be continuing to induct about 1500 officers each year.