Rise of the millennials: how they will impact the cyber workforce

Millennials are already a majority within the US military and will one day rise to its senior ranks. Until then, senior leaders across the services, most of whom are “Gen X,” must successfully adapt to the influx of a generation that often shares a different set of values and approaches to the workplace. This article examines the challenges facing Gen X military leaders as they seek to build a cyber workforce that relies heavily on the first “digital native” generation. It also offers a number of suggestions for effectively managing millennials across the generation gap.