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Assessing and Developing Leaders for Special Operations Units

The Army needs improved personnel methods and procedures to ensure leadership training and leader succession within small, highly trained semi-autonomous units to meet the challenges of the Future Force.

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This R&D unit will produce assessment and development tools that enable Special Operations leaders to maximize their individual self-development and thereby improve their team's performance; will better prepare small unit leaders for their role in assessing, developing, and mentoring team members; and will transfer these tools to units in the conventional Army.

In FY04, we will:

  • Develop mentoring programs or tools that small unit team leaders can use to foster leadership skills and performance in subordinates
  • Evaluate and fine-tune products and tools in their application to the Future Force

Proponent: U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School
ARI Unit: Fort Bragg Scientific Research Office


Related articles and publications:

Document Title Type Size
Training Adaptable Leaders: Lessons from Research and Practice (RR-1844) PDF 677 KB
Recruitment and Accession of Special Forces Warrant Officers (RR-1851) PDF 968 KB


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