THE UNITED STATES ARMY
Headquarters
Department of the Army
Washington, DC
14 April 2023

*Department of the Army

Pamphlet 600-3

Personnel—General

Officer Talent Management

By Order of the Secretary of the Army:

JAMES C. MCCONVILLE

General, United States Army

Chief of Staff

MARK F. AVERILL

Administrative Assistant to the

Secretary of the Army

History. This publication is a major revision. The portions affected by this major revision are listed in the summary of change.

Applicability. This pamphlet applies to the Regular Army, the Army National Guard/Army National Guard of the United States, and the U.S. Army Reserve, unless otherwise stated. During mobilization, procedures in this publication can be modified to support policy changes as necessary.

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Distribution. This pamphlet is available in electronic media only and is intended for Regular Army, the Army National Guard/Army National Guard of the United States, and the U.S. Army Reserve.

*This publication supersedes DA PamDA PamDepartment of the Army Pamphlets 600-3, dated 3 April 2019.

DA PAM 600-3 • 14 April 2023

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Officer Talent Management This major revision, dated 23 September 2022— • Changes the title of DA PamDA PamDepartment of the Army Pamphlets 600 – 3 from Officer Professional Development and Career Management to Officer Talent Management. • Updates the web address for the Smartbook DA PamDA PamDepartment of the Army Pamphlets 600 – 3 to https://www.army.mil/g-1#org-g-1- publications (throughout). • Replaces Expanded Graduate School Program with Performance Based Graduate School Incentive Program (para 4–5b(4)). • Changes the requirements for warrant officer development (paras 4–11b , 4–11c , and 4–11d ). • Adds the regulations which manage Army National Guard officers and warrant officers ( para 10–1b ). • Adds the regulation which regulates the Ready Reserve ( para 10–2b ). • Changes skills, knowledge, and attitudes to knowledge, skills, and behaviors (throughout). • Updates the description of the Officer Talent Management System and describes Army talent management (throughout). • Describes the Army Talent Attribute Framework and the Army Talent Alignment Process (throughout).