Silicon Valley Execs Join Army Reserve as Lieutenant Colonels
2025-06-14
Four senior executives from tech giants like Meta and Palantir are joining the Army Reserve as lieutenant colonels in a new program called Detachment 201: The Army’s Executive Innovation Corps. This initiative aims to leverage private-sector expertise to accelerate the adoption of commercial technologies, such as drones and robots, within the military. The executives, each with extensive experience and significant personal wealth, will serve as part-time advisors, contributing their technical knowledge to Army modernization efforts. This move signals the Army's proactive embrace of Silicon Valley's technological prowess and highlights the importance of AI and machine learning in future weapon systems.