Thomas Kafka
Time marches on, and those who can take advantage of generational changes stand to benefit, while those who remain stuck in the past will soon find themselves obsolete.
Think of how that looks in the workforce. “Four generations—baby boomers, Generation X, millennials, and Generation Z—coexist in today’s workplace,” the Marsh McLennan Agency writes. “Employers are tasked with understanding and managing each cohort’s unique expectations and needs, delivering a workplace experience and benefits package that keeps them engaged and validated.” Those generational differences are a strength.
Employers are not forcing Gen Z to use the steel filing cabinets that greeted Boomers when they entered the workforce. The new technology that younger workers are skilled at is an advantage, and employers are exploiting that advantage to race forward.
There should be a similar approach in national defense. It is time for the Pentagon and White House to move ahead with the Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) program. Instead, too many are trying to cling to the fifth generation of weapons, as represented by the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program.
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