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Do the Best and Brightest West Point Officers Stay in or Leave the Army?

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Title: Do the Best and Brightest West Point Officers Stay in or Leave the Army?
Authors: Spain, Everett S. P. (AUTHOR), Lin, Eric (AUTHOR), Farina, Andrew G. (AUTHOR)
Source: Armed Forces & Society (Sage Publications Inc.). Jul2025, Vol. 51 Issue 3, p883-913. 31p.
Subjects: United States armed forces, United States Military Academy, Management turnover, Talent management, Military education, United States. Army, Survival analysis (Biometry)
Abstract: Studying archival data from 16 West Point cohorts (classes of 1992–2007, N = 13,309), this article operationalizes the concept of "best and brightest" and then investigates whether the best and brightest West Point cadets depart the Army at a higher rate than their average-performing peers. A combination of multi-variable regression and survival analysis indicates that the best and brightest West Pointers are as likely to stay in the Army past year 6 (to serve as a company commander) and are more likely to stay in the Army past year 10 (to serve as a field grade officer) as compared with their average- and lower-performing peers. In addition, among the best and brightest West Pointers, both female and minority officers are as likely to stay in the Army past year 6 as their male and Caucasian officer peers, respectively, although minority officers are much less likely to stay past year 10 than their Caucasian male peers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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  Data: Studying archival data from 16 West Point cohorts (classes of 1992–2007, N = 13,309), this article operationalizes the concept of "best and brightest" and then investigates whether the best and brightest West Point cadets depart the Army at a higher rate than their average-performing peers. A combination of multi-variable regression and survival analysis indicates that the best and brightest West Pointers are as likely to stay in the Army past year 6 (to serve as a company commander) and are more likely to stay in the Army past year 10 (to serve as a field grade officer) as compared with their average- and lower-performing peers. In addition, among the best and brightest West Pointers, both female and minority officers are as likely to stay in the Army past year 6 as their male and Caucasian officer peers, respectively, although minority officers are much less likely to stay past year 10 than their Caucasian male peers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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