The Army released a new guidance Friday specifying the military occupational specialties it needs soldiers to move into when reenlisting in order to meet the branch's retention and restructuring goals for 2024.
Referred to as “precision retention,” the program specifically highlights overcrowded occupational specialties, such as cavalry scouts and military police, as well as incentive bonuses and promotion opportunities if troops will consider reclassifying.
“The main difference, and our approach this time is a little bit more succinct, is that we're trying to apply a level of precision and focus on particular critical [military occupational specialities] that the Army has identified,” Sgt. Maj. Jonathan Uribe-Huitron, the senior enlisted soldier overseeing personnel policy, told reporters Thursday. “[We're] still having the same process as we do any other reclassification — that is, creating the conversations that take place between the commander, the individual soldier, and a command career counselor.”
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Throughout fiscal 2023, the Army reclassified about 3,000 soldiers, Uribe-Huitron said. As the branch continues to fight recruitment issues and seeks to restructure itself, however, the hope is this new focus on “precision retention” will keep troops not just in the Army, but in the right places.
In February, the service announced that it…
