Does the Army need a new kind of mentorship program for the NCO Corps or is the current model of mentorship sufficient?

With current focus shifting from a war fighting stance to peacetime and the modernization, training, and policy initiatives being started, is it time for the Army or DoD to develop a new mentorship program? Should a mentorship program be made mandatory? Is there more the military can do beyond counseling statements, NCO/Officer Professional Development schools, etc? There has assuredly been massive amounts of experience, wisdom and knowledge lost because an effective and useful mentorship program hasn't been widely acknowledged or advertised. Do you think this would help cut down on toxic leadership? Would this help to retain good, quality leaders? Would having a mentor program instill espirit de corps and help with good order and discipline?
Should Rally Point create its own Mentorship Program? Rally Point can have Branch specific groups, Cross Branch Groups, Veteran/Retired to Active Duty groups for people who want advice from former military, Defense or Leadership Industry to Military, or Other Government Agencies to Military. With a structured, communication and verification system already in place with Rally Point, you can weed out fakes or illegitimate personages. Rally Point can even provide a reward or incentive to be an active participant in it with influence points or a trophy/ribbon/badge like system they have already. Maybe feature a specific group or Mentor discussion/offering as part of the news feed users see when they login that correlates to their job, position, duty location or other similarities both past, present and future ( like with the Upcoming PCS to a new duty station portion of the profile, offer a mentor suggestion or a group to join for their upcoming PCS so they can find or replace another mentor). Have the mentor be two or three levels above their current position or they are a graduate of a certain school or program to provide better wisdom and experience. This would help bridge the gap or disconnect between seniors and subordinates or peers and help propagate good information, training, ideas and leadership styles and keep good knowledge, tips, and wisdom from disappearing or help reintroduce them. What are other leaders opinions on a Mentorship system, either through the military or a site like Rally Point?




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