Officer career management : steps toward modernization in the 2018 and 2019 National Defense Authorization Acts / Albert A. Robbert, Katherine L. Kidder, Caitlin Lee, Agnes Gereben Schaefer, and William H. Waggy
Chapter One: Introduction -- Chapter Two: Promotions -- Chapter Three: Tenure -- Chapter Four: Talent Management -- Chapter Five: Active/Reserve Permeability -- Chapter Six: Crosscutting Issues -- Chapter Seven: Flexibilities Introduced in the 2019 National Defense Authorization Act -- Chapter Eight: Conclusions and Recommendations -- Appendixes: A. Review and Reporting Topics -- B. Selected Status of Forces Survey Results -- C. Statutory and Policy Provisions by Topic.
Summary:
Section 572 of the fiscal year 2018 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) called for the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the secretaries of the military departments, to provide two reports on policies for regular and reserve officer career management. The reports are intended to provide perspectives on the body of statutory provisions commonly referred to as the Defense Officer Personnel Management Act (DOPMA) and the Reserve Officer Personnel Management Act (ROPMA). The first report addressed the sequencing of promotion lists. The second report encompassed 15 additional promotion or career management issues. Sections 501 through 507 of the fiscal year 2019 NDAA enacted some of the provisions explored in the 2018 reporting requirements and required further reporting on a new promotion-related flexibility. The director of Officer and Enlisted Personnel Management within the Office of the Secretary of Defense asked RAND for assistance in obtaining perspectives from service secretariat, military, and reserve staffs on the issues to be covered in the various reports required by the 2018 legislation, organizing the perspectives, and providing additional information or analysis helpful in informing potential statutory or policy changes. The authors of this report summarize that work and also outline related statutory changes introduced in the 2019 legislation.
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