MARCH 5, 2020 - The Occupational Physical Assessment Test (OPAT) is a battery of four events used to assess a recruit’s capabilities to engage in physically demanding Army training. As an assessment, the OPAT measures physical capacity in the three major areas of physical readiness: upper- and lower-body power, lower-body strength, and aerobic endurance. Recruits take four … [Read more...]
Army Leaders Expand ‘War For Talent’ Initiatives
MARCH 2, 2020 - Army leaders issued a call-to-arms Feb. 24 for stakeholders to build on talent management initiatives to enable more improvements to how the force recruits, retains, and forges ahead into the information age. "We're building talent management initiatives on aggressive timelines," said Maj. Gen. Joseph P. McGee, the Army Talent Management Task Force director, … [Read more...]
Army Launches Enlisted Assignment Market for Select Career Fields
MARCH 2, 2020 - Armor, military intelligence and some quartermaster Soldiers will be the first to pilot a new assignment market system, as the Army looks into new ways to enhance the assignment process for enlisted personnel. The Assignment Satisfaction Key-Enlisted Marketplace pilot program will launch in June, providing Soldiers a full list of available positions for them … [Read more...]
Army Combat Medics Serve as a Force Multiplier
FEBRUARY 28, 2020 - Army medics are an integral part of the military health system. The combat medic specialist, or 68 Whiskey, provides emergency medical treatment at the point of injury on the battlefield and at every stage of the treatment process. Medics provide assistance to Army doctors in medical treatment facilities and in the field. Other typical duties are to … [Read more...]
Army Astronaut Swears in Recruits in First-ever Ceremony From Space
FEBRUARY 27, 2020 - An Army astronaut swore in nearly 1,000 recruits from space Wednesday as part of the first nationwide Oath of Enlistment ceremony from the International Space Station. Col. Andrew Morgan, who has been at the station since July, administered the oath to future Soldiers located in over 150 locations across the country. Morgan arrived at the space station … [Read more...]