WORKFORCE
A TOUGH FOUR DAYS
In November, 17 Army acquisi- tion officers attended the first Acquisition Leader Assessment Program at Fort Knox, Kentucky, and participated in a grueling four-day program:
Day Zero: Height and weight measurements. Anyone who did not meet the Army standard was sent home.
Day One: Kicked off with a series of psychometric assess- ments to inform the panel on cognitive and non-cognitive measures.
GOLD AT FORT KNOX
Lt. Col. (P) Rhea Pritchett, from the Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training and Instrumentation, takes one of the assessments geared toward measuring participants’ leadership competencies during ALAP at Fort Knox, Kentucky, in November. (Photo by Army Talent Management Task Force)
ALAP follows the model of the Battal- ion Commander Assessment Program (BCAP), the first run of which was held in January 2020, and the Colonels Command Assessment Program, first held in September, under the leadership of the Army Talent Management Task Force. Gen. James McConville, chief of staff of the Army, announced the inaugural BCAP at the annual meeting of the Association of the United States Army in October 2019, stating: “We spend more time and more money on selecting a private to be in Ranger regiment than we do selecting
what I would argue is one of the most consequential leadership positions in the Army, our battalion commanders.”
ALAP aims to take that same approach to amassing talent assessment data to find acquisition officers who are ready for command and key billet positions. November’s first run included colonels and lieutenant colonels (promotable); this year the program will be expanded to include lieutenant colonels and majors (promot- able). Te DACM Office also expects to include centrally selected civilians at the
Day Two: Started with the first of two writing assessments. The first was a strategic writing exercise that required the candi- date to respond to a strategic article. This exercise sought to determine the candidate’s abil- ity to think critically and to write clearly. After lunch, the candi- dates took a series of cognitive and non-cognitive assessments. After a break, the candidates took another writing test, this one to assess the officer’s abil- ity to recognize proper grammar.
Day Three: Star ted with an interview with an oper- ational psychologist. Then the
candidates took Army Physical Fitness Test.
Day Four: Each candidate completed a double-blind panel interview with general officers and members of the Senior Executive Service.
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