Ghost Army

The crowdsourced think tank the Pentagon didn't ask for. Every month, a real problem. Every month, real solutions — from the people who actually live inside the system.

This Month's Problem

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Why Can't the Military Track Leader Retention Impact?

Leaders get golden OERs while 100% of their soldiers leave the force.

Right now, a battalion commander can receive an outstanding evaluation while every single junior soldier under their command chooses not to reenlist. There is no formal mechanism connecting leadership performance evaluations to the retention outcomes of the people they lead. A to...

Why Ghost Army?

$13 billion goes to think tanks every year. RAND, MITRE, IDA, CNA — staffed by PhDs who study the military from the outside. The people with the best answers are E-5s who've been dealing with the problem for a decade. Ghost Army gives them the platform.

Problem

A real question that leadership or Congress is grappling with.

Submissions

Verified members submit structured policy briefs — not comments.

Report

Top submissions compiled into a Ghost Army Report, published publicly.

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