Assessing Change in Army ROTC: Wartime to Peacetime Team 3 April 20, 2015 1.
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Assessing Change in Army ROTC: Wartime to Peacetime Team 3 April 20, 2015 1
Transcript of Assessing Change in Army ROTC: Wartime to Peacetime Team 3 April 20, 2015 1.
Assessing Change in Army ROTC: Wartime to PeacetimeTeam 3April 20, 2015
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Report Overview
● U.S transition from wartime to peacetime● Methodologies
o Interviewso Questions
● Report resultso How did the changes in the Army ROTC mirror
the changes in U.S military strategy?● Conclusions and takeaways
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Wartime to Peacetime
● 2001- U.S invades Afghanistan in response to 9/11 terror attackso Number of enlisted troops growso Additional officers needed to support mission
● 2003- U.S invades Iraqo Need for troops and officers is at an all-time
higho ROTC commissions increase year-over-year
● Gradual troop reductions have decreased the need for large numbers
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Methodology
Online Research● Washington Post & NY Times● ROTC enrollment and
commission statistics
Interviews● ROTC Cadets● Current Active Duty Officer● Current Reservist Officer● W&M Cadre
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Questions
Cadre-● How have recruitment strategies changed to adjust to
the peacetime army?Current Officers-● What type of training would have been more
beneficial given your current understanding of your job?
Current ROTC Cadets-● What were the expectations of joining ROTC and the
anticipated job status afterwards?
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Results
-Trends we found in:- Cadet responses- Recently commissioned officer
responses- Cadre responses
-Other research:- ROTC enrollment and commissions
peaked during U.S wartime engagements 6
Lewin’s Change Model
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● Unfreezing-○ Changes are made based
on needs of the country● Changing-
○ Decision making is done at the highest levels of authority
○ Hierarchy prevents discussion
● Refreezing-○ Changes contingent upon
country’s affairs
Kotter’s 8 Steps
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Important Takeaways
1. In corporate america, the execution of a vision is most successful when all members of the team can foresee a desirable end state and has overall support for the vision. However, the unique hierarchical culture allows them to circumvent that step.
2. Military structure affords opportunities for slow, gradual organizational change; however, most decisions don’t follow this path.
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