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Stabilization now in effect for the force

Aug- 3-2004 » Filed Under: General Military

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By Joe Burlas

WASHINGTON (Army News Service, Aug. 3, 2004) -- Stabilization is now the watchword for personnel managers as they match up Army manpower requirements with where Soldiers are stationed.

Just a recommendation from an Army chief of staff focus area task force a year ago, stabilization went into effect Aug. 1.

Specifically, stabilization means Soldiers will stay at duty stations for longer periods than before.[...]

"We think by stabilizing the Army, where we don't move the Army every two to three years on an individual basis, but we keep people in place, develop cohesive, stable units, where spouses can work, where kids can go to school, where people can invest in homes and develop equity, stabilizes forces," Schoomaker told members of the House Armed Services Committee Jan. 28. "It's better for the fighting forces. It's better for the families. And, it will increase our retention."

There still remains some work to be done under a second part of stabilization – unit lifecycle management. Currently, only the Stryker brigade standing up at Fort Richardson, Alaska, is being managed under the ULM initiative. [...]


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