The Revolution in Human Affairs
	Disclaimer
	Purpose
	Here's Where We Are
	Why? There Are Two Problems to Deal with Today
	What can be Learned from Other, But Isn't
	Trends that are Ignored Despite Extensive Proof
	And, Several Factors are Against Military-A
	This Explains It All!
	The End State! What the Candidates Should Focus On -- But Do Not -- Creating Trust!
	Where We Need to Go
	Maneuver Warfare Must Focus The Personnel System
	In Sum:  Where We Need To Go

Part I:

	The Revolution in Human Affairs Changing the Culture for the 21st Century
	Goal
	What Should the Personnel System Do?
	Why Look at the Personnel System?
	Defining the Problems
	What did the War in Kosovo Tell Us?
	How Do We Change?
	Organizing for Military Excellence Snapshot of Recommendations
	Overview
	Fundamental Conflict is Between the "Parts" and the "Whole"
	The Current Personnel System Creates ... A Conflict ... That Few Can Escape
	The Larger the U. S. Culture Assists in Stimulating the Conflict
	The Fundamental Challenge:  How Do We Synthesize the “Parts” into a Coherent “Whole?”
	The Army Way?
	… or ... The Army Ideal
	Overview

Influences Shaping the U. S. Officer Corps

	(1776-1939)
	(1776-1939)
	From the Progressive Era to Systems Analysis
	The French Influence
	The Lasting Influence of George Marshall
	1946-1950  The Army Mutates into a Business
	1950-1953  Korea:  A Red Flag Ignored
	1955-1960  Classical Values Decay Further during the Pentomic Era
	1961-1972  Decline in Classical Values Comes to a Head in Vietnam Era
	1970-1976  Officer Personnel Management System Reform Falls Short
	1980-Present  The Defense Personnel Act of 1980 (DOPMA)  Modification of OPA-47
	1973-1990  The Post Vietnam Reforms
	1862-1990  Unit Cohesion or Unit Rotation
	1862-1990  What the Army Does Not Understand About Unit Cohesion
	1979-1990 The Rise and Demise of COHORT
	1989-1991  The Prefect Pentagon Wars
	(1989)1991- Present:  The Drawdown Pulls Off the Band Aid
	1996-Present:  OPMS XXI Falls Short
	1947-Present:  The "Up-and=Out" Promotion System
	Present:  The "Water Walker's" Career
	The Army Continues to Advocate Technology
	The Army Continues to Advocate Technology
	Conclusion

Part 2

Other Personnel Systems

	An Overview of Other Personnel Systems
	Overview
	Goal
	Officer Corps of Successful Armies
	The Roman Army:  216 BC-52 BC
	The Army of Napoleon:  1798-1806
	The Finish Army: 1939-1940
	The German Officer Corps: 1809-1942
	The Israeli Army:  1948-1973?
	Officer Corps of Unsuccessful Armies
	The Prussian Army of 1806
	The French Army of 1870-1914 & 1919-1940
	The Italian Army 1914-1942
	The British Army 1856,1898,1939-1942
	Typical Attributes in Successful Armies
	Conclusions

Part 3

	Proposals for An Effective 21st Century Army
	To Resolve the Fundamental Conflict Between "efficiency" and "effectiveness"
	The End State!
	The Problem
	Overview
	The Evolution of Warfare
	End of the Cold War I
	End of the Cold War II
	A Personnel System Tuned to 2nd. Generation Warfare I
	A Personnel System Tuned to 2nd. Generation Warfare II
	A Personnel System Tuned to 2nd. Generation Warfare III
	Result:  Mismatch Between a 2nd. Generation Army and Future Warfare
	Mismatch Between Current System (II) and Future Warfare
	The Answer to the Mismatch Between Current System and Future Warfare
	First:  A New Doctrine for Future Warfare Focuses The Personnel System

Revolutionary Reforms, but Parallel Evolution

	The Timeline
	Reform DOPMA
	Reform DOPMA:  "Up-or-Stay"
	A New Organizational Structure
	Flatten the Officer Corps
	Where to Flatten the Officer Corps
	The Force Structure
	The New Army Staff
	The Corps Group
	The Corps Group (Maneuver - Heavy)
	The Regimental System
	Aligning the Officer System
	Build Officer Policies Around a Unit System
	Change Accessions

	Officer Professional Tracks Highlighting Strengths
	Officer Tracks:  Tactical
	Officer Tracks:  Operational
	Officer Tracks: Technical
	Education
	Training
	Change the All or Nothing Retirement
	Final Thoughts
	Resistance to Change
	Conclusion

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