Assistant Secretary of the Army - Manpower and Reserve Affairs

ASA (M&RA) VISION, MISSION, AND GOALS

Vision: Advancing America’s Army with the World’s Greatest Soldiers!

Mission: For the Department of the Army, the Office of the ASA (M&RA) sets strategic direction, develops policy, allocates resources, and supervises all matters pertaining to Manpower and Reserve Component Affairs to sustain and position the Army for the future.

Goals:

1. Talented and Lethal All Volunteer Force. Improve accession, development, retention, and management, while employing the best talent America has to offer.

2. Army Civilian Human Resource Management. Develop in an engaged and committed civilian workforce built on trust, transparency, and relationships.

3. Total Force. Enable the total force to drive readiness and shape the Army of the future.

4. Manpower and Training Resource Allocation. Improve manpower and training resource allocation to optimize the Army’s operational capability to deploy, fight, and win against any adversary.

5. ASA(M&RA) Organizational Improvement. Increase organizational performance through continuous modernization of policies, processes, and systems.

ASA PRIORITIES

RECRUITMENT/RETENTION

Recruiting/Retention: We strategically adapt the way we recruit and retain talent into the Army in order to sustain the all-volunteer force.

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TALENT MANAGEMENT

Talent Management: We set the successful conditions to acquire, develop, employ, and retain the Soldier and Civilian talent needed to achieve Total Army readiness.

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PREVENTION

Prevention: We develop and reinforce initiatives designed to build positive command climates and reduce harmful behaviors in our Army.

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READINESS

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Readiness: We innovate and seek solutions to put the Army on a sustainable strategic path amidst an era of uncertainty.

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