ARMY AL&T
TESTING ARMY TECH
Maj. Gregory Griffith stands in the middle of Army RCVs. As an assistant product manager for the RCV program, he manages RCV Soldier experimentation, technology maturation, developmental testing and program risk reduction. (Photos courtesy of Maj. Gregory Griffith)
CAREER SWITCH
Griffith stands in front of a MH- 47G Chinook during his time as an aviation officer, which included nine deployments. He moved to the acquisition functional area through the Army’s Voluntary Transfer Incentive Program after 10 years in aviation.
it provided him with the foundation for technical leadership, program manage- ment and the application of systems engineering principles to military prob- lem sets that prepared him for his new acquisition career field. “I would highly recommend the ACS program to anybody who has a passion for learning and a career timeline that can support it,” he said.
While Griffith is still relatively new to the acquisition workforce, he has already found the experience to be valuable for both his professional and personal growth. “Te community’s emphasis on education and training is admirable, enabling me to attend graduate school and develop the skill set needed to be an effective acquisi- tion officer,” he said. “As with any Army career, there are an incredible number of opportunities but not enough time to do them all.”
Te latest career development Griffith attended was the Advanced Civil School- ing (ACS) program from 2020 to 2021, which allowed him to complete his grad- uate degree while he was transitioning to the acquisition functional area. He said
His advice to fellow acquisition officers or those transitioning is “to take ownership of your career by proactively managing your career timeline, seeking out new oppor- tunities, building a strong network and developing your interpersonal skills. Each of those things is essential to enabling your career success—whatever you decide that looks like for you.”
Outside of work, Griffith is a family man, a pilot, a designer, a builder, a moun- taineer, an athlete and a dedicated civil servant. “Many of these manifest them- selves in how I approach work, how I take care of people, and where my strengths and weaknesses are,” he said. For exam- ple, he said his love of designing and
building things allows him to appreciate the technical work that goes into many of the acquisition programs. Similarly, his “fervent appreciation” for his family—and maintaining some semblance of work- life balance—manifests itself in how he manages schedules, prioritizes tasks and allocates resources.
“One of the most important lessons that I have learned is to not give up ‘good enough’ for ‘perfect,’ ” he said, because perfect doesn’t exist. “Striving for perfec- tion is good, but acknowledging that the perfect conditions, perfect solution or perfect timeline doesn’t exist is important to maintaining efficiency and effective- ness. We need to use the trade space we have, make informed decisions about where we accept risk and focus on deliv- ering capabilities to the warfighter at the speed of relevance. Easy to say, but hard to do.”
—HOLLY DECARLO-WHITE
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