The military is a human
resource management arena of enormous challenge and complexity, comparable
to and even eclipsing the processes of big business. After all, military
leadership involves workforces (servicemen and women) which number
in the hundreds of thousands, spread over broad job types and geographies,
and involving considerable motivational and coordination challenges.
They require every type of HR process and intervention, from acquisition
to payment to training.
The United States Military Academy at West Point prides itself on being one of the world’s best training institutions for young officers. Their Corps of Cadets currently numbers over 4,500, and each year the academy graduates approximately ...