Prescribes the policies and tasks of the Officer Evaluation Reporting System (OERS). It includes policy statements, operating tasks, rules in support of operating tasks, and sequential steps of each operating task.
Promotes a top down emphasis on leadership communication, integrating rated officer participation in an objective setting, performance counseling, and evaluation. At the beginning of the rating period, enhancing planning and relating performance to...
Thesis Statement. The Army Physical Fitness Test is not an effective tool for measuring a Soldier’s ability to function effectively on today’s battlefield; however, it remains a vital tool for commanders and first sergeants to use in...
Manning, Michael; Inderbitzen, Benjamin; Kussler, William; Goodman, Carlos
What is the effectiveness of the US Army’s APFT as compared to other military branches and other military standards? The APFT is the only standard the Army has for basic physical fitness, compared to the other military services, the Army APFT is...
United States. Army. Engineer Center and Fort Leonard Wood.
The Essayons, originally published as the Fort Leonard Wood Guidon in 1966 then as the Guidon from 1966 to 1987. Became Essayons in 1988 and remained that way until 1999 when it reverted back to Guidon. It has been and continues to be a record of...
The United States Army can improve the quality of the officer corps by enhancing the understanding of how field-grade commanders are developed. The Army has produced some of the finest leaders in history. The leaders produced have been possible due...
This monograph seeks to answer the primary research question of how can the Army improve its officer evaluation report in order to evaluate current doctrinal competencies, and better differentiate its top, middle, and bottom performers. The...
Over the last two decades, the United States Army has funded boards, panels, and studies that have recommended an emphasis on cognitive development training over technical training. This research reviews the current Reserve Officers Training Corp...
This monograph examines the nature of Allied strategic bombing on The Netherlands in the Second World War. It discusses the endless controversy on strategic bombing and classifies its discourse into six different narratives. It adds the policy of...
Officer Personnel Management System XXI Task Force
The Officer Personnel Management System (OPMS) requires fundamental change. While there are basic issues of pressing concern today, the OPMS XXI Task Force believes that those issues must be resolved in the context of developing an officer corps...
This monograph links the current Officer Evaluation Report (OER) system (DA Form 67-9) to Captain attrition being experienced by the US Army at the turn of the century. The Army Research Institute (ARI) conducted a written survey on October of...