The purposes of this study were to determine whether or not a medical examination of the form and scope prescribed by various regulations is performed on every individual processed for induction or enlistment into the armed forces, and to evaluate...
The United States' All-Volunteer Force (AVF) is embroiled in the longest ground combat power intensive conflict in its history. The Army's massive need for Soldiers has placed so much strain on the Army recruiting system that at times recruit...
War Department policy with respect to labor of prisoners of war, contracts for employment of prisoners of war, administrative and disciplinary measures, conduct of prisoner of war noncommissioned officers, and violations of prisoners' regulations....
This monograph examines the concept of operational maneuver from a theoretical and historical perspective. It suggests a framework for the development of operational maneuver concepts. The monograph first defines the terminology associated with...
This study examines the nature of the defense at the operational level of war by analyzing the Battle of the Bulge in December 1944 using the concepts of blitzkrieg and "web" defense. The monograph begins by discussing the influence of defensive...
The road to earn the Ranger Tab was a long and hard road to travel for me. After my high school graduation I wanted to follow my brother into the Army. He was a paratrooper in the 82nd Airborne Division, so I wanted to better that by signing up for...
The Army has Seven Army Values. We instill these values in our new Soldier recruits from day one of training. The Army should use these same seven Army values during the process for recruiting. When I joined the Army I wanted to be a Soldier, no...
On 1 June 2009, the United States Navy expanded its Perform-To-Serve (PTS) program to include all Sailors with less than 14 years of service in pay grades of E1 to E6. Implementation of this retention and force-shaping tool ensures the right...
This study investigates the division artillery's ability to provide effective fire support at the Battle Command Training Program (BCTP) from 1992 through 1994 by analyzing exercises according to the four basic tasks of fire support. The five...
This monograph sets forth a theoretical model for strategic analysis. The purpose of the paper is to determine how the components of a strategic plan relate to each other. It examines and critiques contemporary and classical definitions of strategy...
This monograph examines how AirLand Battle doctrine defines and utilizes the term initiative, and how initiative can be achieved at the operational level of war. It concludes that, while doctrine defines initiative as “setting the terms of battle...
This monograph evaluates the relationship between combat service support operations and heavy division combat power. It focuses on heavy division operations on a mid- to high-intensity battlefield against a Warsaw Pact threat. First, it addresses...