I originally posted this in 'Outside The Wire'. In retrospect it probably belongs here -original now deleted.
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The 'Centre' is currently working up partnering arrangements with selected civilian companies in an initiative called Defence Career Partnering.
Two of these arrangements affect the Army. One is a low population/high tech, the second a high population/low tech initiative. The first, with BT as the partner, is aimed at the R Sigs. The second, with Sodexho Defence Services, is being worked up in Colchester, and is aimed at the general Army population. In broad terms, the rationale behind this concept is three-fold.
Objective 1: To retain 'mil expertise' in a 'defence environment' by placing soldiers leaving the army with selected defence contractors.
Objective 2: To encourage soldiers joining this contractor to elect to serve within the TA, thereby increasing mil capability.
Objective 3: Through the maintenance of skills whilst undertaking TA service, to leave the door open for soldiers to re-inlist if they so desire.
To make this a success I believe it will be necessary to get not only buy-in for Objective 1, but to link this initial objective with buy-in for Obj 2, 3 or 2 followed at some point by 3.
Trials will be run in the near future to test the concept. Anybody heard of this initiative, and if so, what are your views?
PAW
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The 'Centre' is currently working up partnering arrangements with selected civilian companies in an initiative called Defence Career Partnering.
Two of these arrangements affect the Army. One is a low population/high tech, the second a high population/low tech initiative. The first, with BT as the partner, is aimed at the R Sigs. The second, with Sodexho Defence Services, is being worked up in Colchester, and is aimed at the general Army population. In broad terms, the rationale behind this concept is three-fold.
Objective 1: To retain 'mil expertise' in a 'defence environment' by placing soldiers leaving the army with selected defence contractors.
Objective 2: To encourage soldiers joining this contractor to elect to serve within the TA, thereby increasing mil capability.
Objective 3: Through the maintenance of skills whilst undertaking TA service, to leave the door open for soldiers to re-inlist if they so desire.
To make this a success I believe it will be necessary to get not only buy-in for Objective 1, but to link this initial objective with buy-in for Obj 2, 3 or 2 followed at some point by 3.
Trials will be run in the near future to test the concept. Anybody heard of this initiative, and if so, what are your views?
PAW