Future Army leaders learn about their profession

Photo By Cory Hancock | Mr. Roy A. Wallace, Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff, Army G-1, speaks to interns from Career Program 26 - Manpower and Force Management during the annual CP26 Intern Orientation held at the Pentagon Conference Center, Jan, 21.  

THE PENTAGON, DC, UNITED STATES

02.01.2016

Story by Cory Hancock 

U.S. Army Career Program 26

WASHINGTON – Future leaders in Manpower and Force Management learned about the Army profession and how to be leaders in their field during the Career Program 26 - Manpower and Force Management (CP26) Intern Orientation held at the Pentagon Library and Conference Center, Jan. 20-21.

“This orientation provided invaluable information and guidance for successful navigation of the program. A range of important topics were covered by guest speakers from the Civilian Personnel Advisory Center, Army G1 (ACTEDS), Chaplin Corps and Career Program 26 managers,” said Adam Rivera, Management Analyst Intern, U.S. Army Force Management Support Agency, Fort Belvoir, Va. “The orientation equipped me as an intern to maximize opportunity in the program for a successful future.”

The Intern Orientation is an annual event organized by the CP26 Proponency Office. The orientation aims to bring new Manpower and Force Management interns to the Nation’s Capital so that they can learn about CP26, professional development and their role within the Army as well as exposing them to the nine different functional areas they will be exposed to during their two-year training program.

“The majority of our interns are new to the manpower and force management community. Our goal is to provide them with more of an enterprise perspective of our work,” said Michele Davis, CP26 Intern Program manager. “We want them to understand who we are, what we do and why we do it.”

Career Program 26 is one of the Army's thirty-one civilian career programs. It is composed primarily of management analysts who work in one or more of the nine manpower and force management functional areas. CP26 analysts work in a variety of organizations such as resource management, plans and training, documentation and management engineering at installations and major commands across the Army.

“I truly appreciated the time all our guest speakers spent at the orientation providing guidance,” said Rivera. “I am truly grateful for the Senior Executives who invested their time to provide invaluable insight from their experiences and for the graduated interns that provided lessons learned during their internship.”

In addition to exposing the interns to the basics of manpower and force management, the interns also received presentations on how to influence, social media and the Army Civilian Training, Education, and Development System program. Several presentations focused on professional growth as an Army civilian. The interns were able to meet and hear from members of the Senior Executive Service and leaders in the manpower and force management field.

“I am currently completing my first six months of my internship and look forward to continuing to pursue all the opportunities the program offers that will equip me for a successful future in the CP26 program,” said Rivera. “I found the orientation to be informative. The orientation provided essential tools applicable for my internship and for my career in the Army Profession.”

CP26 develops a professional cadre of manpower and force management professionals to design, develop and resource the Army's operating and generating forces in support of the National Military Strategy.

“We are resource managers too,” said Davis. “We encourage the interns to build on the technical and functional competencies that we've identified so that ultimately they have a seat at the table when resourcing decisions are being made.”

• Date Taken: 02.01.2016
• Date Posted: 02.01.2016 10:34
• Story ID: 187544
• Location: THE PENTAGON, DC, US
• Hometown: FORT BELVOIR, VA, US
• Hometown: THE PENTAGON, DC, US