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FPCD-78-6 1 (1978-02-16)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaawtw0001 and id is 1 raw text is: DoCIUUT IBSOI 05151 - [05254341 Eanaqement and lae of &My MliTte4 persoanel: ghat eeds 0 loe Done. FPC-79-6; -146890 Pebruary 16@ 1976. 37 pp. # 5 appendices (17 pp.). Report to Secretary, Department of Defense; by U. L. Kriegerg Director, Federal Personnel ana Compensalti, Div. Issue Area: Personnel lanagement and compensation (300). Contact: Federal Personnel and Compensation Div. Budget Function: National Defease: Department of Defense Military (except procuremeat 6 contracts$ (051). Organization Concerned: Department of the Ait Force; Department of the army; Department of the Navy. Congressional Relevance: 1ouse Committee on Armed Sevices; Senate Committee os armed Services. Authority: (88 Stat. 119; Armed Forces Enlisted ?ersoaael nomes sevision act of 1974; 37 U.S.C. 308; P.L. 93-277). Uny Regulation 600-200. &ray Regulation 614-200. UAmy Regulation 614-6. DOD Directive 1304.21. 00 Directive 1315.7. 14 u.s.c. 3062. For many years, the aray relied on the draft to acquire a large. continuing supply of new personnel. Since the draft ended, it has pursued an aggressive program to rectuit volunteers@ paying bonuses to enlistees tr critically needed skills. Although the &rmy has shortages of enlimted personnel in critically needed skills, it has substantial asubers of individuals qualified in those skills. It has had problems in maintaining am inventory of personel w th skills to match its needs. fte army needs a workable system for distributnag0 assiqninj, using, and accounting fo&: its personnel. F ndings/Conclusions: Aray personnel management policies., requlations, aad instructions need to be made more specific to quide officials at headquarters and field installaticas in attaininq the most effective distribution,. essigamet. and use of enlisted personnel practicable. The &rules combat mission capability has priority, but its peacetime xole and demands on personnel are important. Readquarte~at has notLafficially recognized that its personnel managemeat policies and instructions must also serve peacetime needs. There is little or no peacetime need for some authorized positions ia gartison. but some garrison needs that do exist are sot alvaja met. The personnel distribction and assinaoent system often does not get the right people to the right place at the right time. In the absence of standard procedares * each installation manager mst, to some extent, apply his own techniques and judgment to the allocation of skilled personnel. Recomeadations-, The Secretary of Defenses ith the cooperation of the Secretaxy of the Azme should: designate a single authority to pre scibe and enforce policies and reulations and to issue specific iastructioas to guide officials at all levels; develop techniques for samagiag

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