Training the Force: Developing Financially Fit Service Members for Today's Military

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"$FREE CASH NOW$! No credit? Not a problem, Bankruptcies OK." Misleading or questionable ads like these are common in the military community. Additionally, indebtedness among service members is on the rise and has significantly impacted readiness and soldier well-being. To offset this trend, Army leaders should act in concert with Consumer Affairs Financial Assistance Program (CAFAP) personnel to combat debt proliferation and associated problems. According to former CSA General (Ret.) Carl Vuono, "training is the cornerstone of readiness." However, a performance-oriented, "commander-centric" financial training program is lacking. This absence of common core instructions has systematically affected the Armed Services and cost Post Exchanges and Commissaries millions of dollars per year. Although Army Regulation 600-15, "Indebtedness of Military Personnel", mandates soldiers to wisely manage their finances and promptly pay debts, it does not provide instructional advice for success. Instead, it is more creditor-focused requiring leaders to process complaints against soldiers. Finally, several military studies by RAND have cited junior enlisted soldiers (less than ten years of service) are the most likely candidates to experience financial difficulties. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

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