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Some Doctrinally Mandated OCS Planning and Integration Tasks Are Not Being Performed

• Most tasks are being performed in practice, but gaps remain — and some are significant.
• Reasons for these gaps could include staffing shortfalls, a lack of knowledge about OCS and low priority given to these responsibilities in the overall force, or a lack of training in the skills necessary to perform these tasks.

There Are Shortfalls in OCS-Related Training Across the Force

• Despite a clear need for training, very few professional military education courses provide instruction on any element of OCS.
• Resource constraints hinder efforts to expand training opportunities, but two models may be feasible: offering a basic level of instruction at initial entry to the military, with more advanced concepts addressed as personnel progress through their careers, and an expeditionary training model in which mobile teams conduct train-the-trainer sessions.

Several Human Capital Strategies Could Strengthen the OCS Planning and Integration Workforce

• Flexible staffing solutions that allow defense organizations to meet their OCS planning and integration responsibilities with dedicated or generalist OCS personnel would provide more options when resources are limited or when skill set and task needs vary.