Dr. Conrad C. Crane and Dr. Brian McAllister Linn address the Army’s recruiting crisis—especially for combat arms. Talent management was identified as an issue for the Army in 1907 in a General Staff report and continues to be a challenge. The results of the President’s Commission on an All-Volunteer Force in 1970 may have complicated matters further.

Read Dr. Crane’s article: https://www.realcleardefense.com/articles/2023/01/28/does_the_all-volunteer_force_have_an_expiration_date_878344.html

Read Dr. Linn’s article: https://press.armywarcollege.edu/parameters/vol53/iss3/3/

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Keywords: US Army history, personnel policy, talent management, Army People Strategy, all-volunteer force