Supporting the Warfighter: Recruitment, Retention, Readiness

Maintaining a fully manned and dynamic workforce is a key component of military readiness. While much of the force readiness conversation is focused on the warfighters themselves, equally important is developing and sustaining the talent that provides the military with the infrastructure to accomplish its missions. The future force will require expertise in technology, acquisition management, exacting test and evaluation, sustainment of weapon systems and other highly skilled applications to support wartime operations, emergency preparedness and humanitarian missions. In a time of tightening budgets: How do DOD critical skills gaps affect mission support functions? What is shaping force readiness? Join us as we discuss manpower and talent required to support the warfighter and their influence on shaping force readiness.