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Military Career Field Management

Enlisted Personnel
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An Inside Look at Life in the Army's Junior Ranks
Oct 31, 2018
History records the names of generals, not of the privates filling out supply forms, cleaning out trucks, or huffing through another training exercise. But those privates keep the U.S. Army running. RAND research provides their unfiltered take on life in the ranks.
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Military Education and Training
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To Produce Strategists, Focus on Staffing Senior Leaders
Paula G. Thornhill
Jul 20, 2018
War on the Rocks
To reinvigorate graduate-level professional military education, the military could carve out a unique educational niche by focusing on intense, quality staff officer education that is more relevant to understanding the demands placed on top defense leaders.
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Military Career Field Management
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Pentagon Announces Plans to Integrate Women in Combat
Jun 18, 2013
Senior Pentagon officials announced today that by 2016, women will be allowed to join front-line combat roles, including infantry, armor, and special operations. RAND has conducted research on the evolving roles of women in the military and has several experts available to discuss the DoD's policies.
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