@scharschool PhD student, Political Science | IR 🔄Amer. Govt | Personnel Policy | Civ-Mil | Strategy | somewhere between aviation🚁 and academia 📚 #girldad
Oct 27, 2022 • 10 tweets • 4 min read
So, the other day I said “personnel reform should viewed as innovation…” Received some great feedback, and to clarify further, here’s why I believe it to be true…🧵
Reform has a tendency to improve upon what already exists.
Innovation has a sense of the introduction of something new or never used before….(2)
Oct 25, 2022 • 7 tweets • 3 min read
Military innovation should include personnel reform. If people are the most valuable resource, updating doctrine and equipment is 2/3 of the equation, leaving ample room for improvement.
So what defines military innovation?
Three characteristics…
Sep 20, 2022 • 12 tweets • 6 min read
So, this article highlights a great point. For all you military planners out there, you understand the importance of assumptions. What happens when the assumptions we made for planning no longer hold? …🧵(1)
So in 1970, the Gates Commission reported to Pres Nixon (under a well economist by the name of Friedman), “the condition of the U.S. military…could never improve unless it was forced to compete in the market and attract prospective volunteers…” (2)
The roadshow has flipped the script when compared to previous years…🧵(1)…
Here’s the announcement ⬇️
What can you do before to prepare?
Do you need to prepare?
What can you expect?
The board is announced via message traffic. This past year, the board was announced in May giving eligible candidates about 2 months to complete a survey (yes, there is a survey) and finalize any paperwork for their records (to include the RBR process)
