Episode 8

Talent Markets: Reflections & Projections

by | Jan 13, 2022

After three years and over 40,000 officer moves since the 2019 roll-out of the Army assignment marketplace the Army has learned a lot about how participants can use the system to build better teams. In this episode, we speak with MG Thomas Drew, Commanding General of the Human Resources Command at Fort Knox, Ky., who provides insights regarding best practices for market activities and responds to some of the healthy skepticism regarding the marketplace. 

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MAJ Delaney Brown (host)

MG Thomas Drew

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