Army Creating New Artificial Intelligence-Focused Occupational Specialty and Officer Field
The Army is laying the groundwork for a sweeping expansion of its artificial intelligence capabilities, creating new career fields as the service races to prepare for what top officials see as a tech-driven future fight. Service planners are moving to establish a new enlisted military occupational specialty focused on artificial intelligence and machine learning, designated […]
Army Unveils Occupational Fields that Need More Soldiers – and Bonuses to Get Them Filled
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 […]
After Missing Recruiting Goals, Army Announces New Occupational Specialty to Increase the Ranks
The Army announced Tuesday that it is overhauling recruiting and creating a new career track for recruiters after failing for years to meet its goals for bringing young Americans into the service. The changes, unveiled by Army Secretary Christine Wormuth in a press briefing, include a radical shift from recruiting as a temporary assignment for […]