Four leading tech executives have joined the United States Army Reserve with a special officer status that will see them work a little more than two weeks per year.
The recruits were sworn in just in time for the Army’s 250th birthday as part of a 2024 initiative by the U.S. military to find tech experts for short-term projects in cybersecurity, data analytics, and other areas.
The newly commissioned officers will be ranked as lieutenant colonels, the sixth-highest officer rank among Army personnel. However, they will still need to complete a fitness test and marksmanship training.
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Chief Technology Officers Shyam Sankar and Andrew “Boz” Bosworth from Palantir
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