Historical experience underscores the fundamental truth that an army which must fight outnumbered, under difficult circumstances and with limited resources, must rely heavily on the professional excellence of its officer corps, and, therefore must...
This study examines how the Officer Education System (OES) prepares small-unit leaders. The research design for this thesis proposes to answer the overarching question: Does the addition of the Basic Officer Leader Course (BOLC) produce better...
The School of Advanced Leadership and Tactics (SALT) is developing the new Captains level educational model, known as the Mid-Grade Learning Continuum for 2015 (MLC 2015), based on TRADOC's Army Learning Concept for 2015 (ALC 2015). Since 2004, the...
This study addresses the role of formal mentoring processes in the U.S. Army. Specifically, this study examines which formal mentoring model should the Army adopt and implement as part of its overall officer development process. It also...
This thesis assessed the Army Distance Learning Plan and the current programs associated with implementing the current Army guidance for distance learning. The thesis set out to determine what requirements went into developing organizational...
In the 1970s, the newly formed Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) played a key role in instituting and integrating peacetime military reforms. TRADOC updated doctrine, revised training practices, and ensured that these and other aspects of the...
The consequences for failing to prepare for the next war can be significant. How does the United States military balance the perceived requirement for its traditional competencies in major combat operations with the near-term requirement for...
The lack of coordination outlined in the US Institute for Peace's (USIP's) Guide for Participants in Peace, Stability, and Relief Operations primer is the driving force behind this monograph and its title. 'Coordination without Borders' is a...
The Army Vision for the Objective Force calls for revolutionizing the way in which Army forces are supported. Streamlining procedures, improving efficiency, and reducing the support footprint have become top priorities for the Combat Service...
Information Operations are becoming increasingly important in military operations. While many of the components that comprise Information Operations are not new the U.S. Army is attempting to better synchronize these components to increase their...
The prevailing U.S. Army professional military education (PME) system reflects the legacy of the twentieth-century, modern, mechanized age of warfare. The twenty-first century security environment presents a unique set of challenges for U.S....
The historiography of doctrinal change in the US Army that began with the publication of the 1976 version of FM 100-5, Operations, and ended with its replacement in 1982, settles on a general claim of controversy and rejection as the source of...
Inter-state economic coercion is an ancient tradition among nations. Within the framework of economic statecraft, economic coercion manifests itself in three forms: Economic Warfare, Trade Wars, and Economic Sanctions. The empirical evidence on the...
This monograph is attempted provocation an intellectual dare from the author to the reader to think about how the Army views risk taking by its tactical leaders. More specifically, this monograph attempts to answer whether the Army's capstone...
United States. Army. Cavalry Group, 101st., Sweeney, Mercer W., ed.
This book is an account of the common adventures, of the trail blazed across the rivers, plains and mountains of Germany and Austria, by the men of the 101st United States Cavalry, Wingfoot.
Theory and doctrine Warfighting's moral domain. Lieutenant Colonel Antulio J. Echevarria II, US Army, and Major Jacob D. Biever, US Army Blending maneuver and attrition. Colonel Lamar Tooke, US Army, Retired Revamping...
First Place Winner of the MacArthur Military Leadership Writing Competition for the 2006 CGSC Class. The army's current model for identifying and developing its strategic leaders occurs far too late in an officer's career progression, thus limiting...
This thesis is an analysis to determine the proper tactical role of infantry equipped with the Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicle (BIFV). That role is shaped by the demands of the modern battlefield including the expected Soviet-type threat, the...