Institutionally, this gives in to personal fulfillment, instead of selfless service. The Army should reward officers for their contribution to the unit, Army and Nation by giving them a sense of fulfillment, and sense of belonging. The Army can also provide officers with a descent middle-class wage at the captain level, which can be raised in conjunction with their experience and responsibility, as well as rank. This does not mean that a captain will make pay comparable to a general s, but enticing the best to stay is easier when officers are extremely happy, secure, and confident with the experience gained from longer terms in one position. The Army s benefits such as medical care, and child care also promote children.
Stabilization allows spouses to stay longer and pursue a profession.
It also allows families to stay in one area longer decreasing the costs of frequent moves. The surplus of officers drives the constant rotation of officers from one assignment to another. OPMS forces officers to seek critical jobs for promotions, allowing personnel assignment officers to move officers from job to job, place to place. The timing of an officer s move becomes more critical than the experience gained, or for that matter, competence. What these policies did, however, was something probably more subtle than had been anticipated.