Army News Service (May 14, 2007): top army officer addresses bonuses, stability operations.WASHINGTON Washington, town, England Washington, town (1991 pop. 48,856), Sunderland metropolitan district, NE England. Washington was designated one of the new towns in 1964 to alleviate overpopulation in the Tyneside-Wearside area. -- Army officials will continue to monitor manning and may offer bonuses to mid-level officers and noncommissioned officers non·com·mis·sioned officer n. Abbr. NCO An enlisted member of the armed forces, such as a corporal, sergeant, or petty officer, appointed to a rank conferring leadership over other enlisted personnel. if needed, the Army chief of staff said. Gen. George W. Casey Jr. told reporters that the Service needs to come up with incentives for mid-range officers and NCOs to ensure the leadership is in place for the force of the future. He also spoke about changes to the Army as a result of experiences in the war on terror This article is about U.S. actions, and those of other states, after September 11, 2001. For other conflicts, see Terrorism. The War on Terror (also known as the War on Terrorism . Casey said active-duty and reserve-component personnel are meeting retention objectives. In recruiting, the active force and the National Guard are making their goals. The Army Reserve is missing its goal but is expected to make it for the year. "We will still monitor the situation," Gen. Casey said. While incentives will be partially monetary, other aspects--such as funding graduate school--will be considered. Casey said the 1990s outlook in the military against "nation building" has changed. He said soldiers accept the move toward stability operations and reconstruction because of what they see in Iraq and Afghanistan. "They recognize it is an integral part of counterinsurgency coun·ter·in·sur·gen·cy n. Political and military strategy or action intended to oppose and forcefully suppress insurgency. coun strategy," Casey said. "It's not just the military [that wins counterinsurgency efforts], but it's political and economic and information." The next step is whether the Army should organize units solely for stability operations and reconstruction. "I'm not sure yet," Casey said. He said these really are not part of the core competencies A core competency is something that a firm can do well and that meets the following three conditions specified by Hamel and Prahalad (1990):
tr.v. con·fig·ured, con·fig·ur·ing, con·fig·ures To design, arrange, set up, or shape with a view to specific applications or uses: to fight and win the nation's wars. He said these competencies normally lie in other federal agencies. "The question really is can we change the culture in the other departments so their folks can participate in areas like Iraq," or whether that's simply too hard and the mission should fall to the military, he said. Garamone writes for the American Forces Press Service The American Forces Press Service (AFPS) is the news service provided by the American Forces Information Service, part of the United States Department of Defense. It supplies news stories pertaining to the activities of U.S. military forces around the world. . |
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