Peter Schirmer Livres

Exploring the current "up-or-out" policy for U.S. military officers, this book examines potential alternatives that could enhance career progression and retention within the armed forces. It delves into various strategies that could balance organizational needs with individual career aspirations, aiming to foster a more sustainable and motivated officer corps. The analysis includes insights into military culture, personnel management, and the implications of policy changes on overall effectiveness.

Summarizes discussions with over 450 Army officers (lieutenants through colonels) about leader development in Army units. These discussions revealed that the type and extent of leader development activities vary greatly across units, but that they are generally informal and most heavily influenced by the unit commander. The authors conclude with suggestions on how the Army school system can improve leader development.

In recent years, the RAND National Defense Research Institute has developed a simulation model that is capable of managing hundreds or thousands of officers individually according to complex laws, policies, and practices. The model can address very detailed questions that are not easily answered using spreadsheet models, stock-and-flow models, or linear programming models. The simulation model has been applied to research sponsored by the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the Army, the Navy, and the Air Force. This technical report describes the design of a version of the simulation model that has been adapted specifically to address general and flag officer management subject to provisions of the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009. The report also provides results requested by the Office of the Secretary of Defense, which has sponsored most of the work using different versions of the simulation model.

Erinnerungen und Geschichten über den Flüchtlingsansturm 2015, Wirkungen und Auswirkungen: Verhältnisse und Zustände in Notunterkünften, Willkommenskultur und Widerstände, Zuständigkeitschaos und Behördendschungel, Bleibeperspektive und Bearbeitungsdauer, Verteilung auf Kommunen, psychische Probleme, Lagerkoller, kriminelle Energie und Randale, Drohung mit Suizid als Erpressungspotenzial, Vorteilsnahme durch Lügen, Falschangaben und gefälschte Pässe, Einreise getarnter IS-Kämpfer, Eigenmächtigkeit und „Interpretation“ der Dolmetscher, politische Ohnmacht, Lichtblicke, positive Ansätze, Kooperation und Engagement, Hilfsbereitschaft, beglückende Erlebnisse, Förderung freiwilliger Rückkehr, gescheiterte Modellversuche, verpasste Chancen, Resignation