Outreach, negotiation and cooption may be a vital tool for counterinsurgencies as they transform conflict and facilitate Amnesty, Reconciliation and Reintegration (AR2) of warring elements within a war-torn society. This monograph utilizes a...
When a person enters the Army, that Soldier brings their upbringing with them. We try and indoctrinate and matriculate them into a larger family, but there will always be those earlier influences that will affect decisions. As Soldiers it is...
The early formulation of the Army Chaplain Field Manual reveals the Army Chaplaincy struggling with individuals using the Army Chaplain Field Manual to further their social and religious beliefs upon other chaplains. The research is to determine...
This monograph investigates the nature of the resistance within the United States Army to the inclusion of homosexuals into the wider force and the preparation necessary at the macro level for potential social change should Congress repeal US Code...
United States. Army. Engineer Center and Fort Leonard Wood.
The Essayons, originally published as the Fort Leonard Wood Guidon in 1966 then as the Guidon from 1966 to 1987. Became Essayons in 1988 and remained that way until 1999 when it reverted back to Guidon. It has been and continues to be a record of...
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...
This is an article on General Haines that appeared in the Air Force Times on February 21, 1873. The interviewer asks General Haines about his religious views. The openly-religious general Haines retired six months early at the behest of the...
Historical Division, Headquarters European Command
This study is the first of a series of three dealing with experiences of German prisoners of the Russians. The second is a detailed report on the methods of interrogation of prisoners; and the third is a medical officer's description of the...
Examines the special court-martial and the summary court-martial. Questions whether there is a burden placed on special and summary courts that they are not equipped to accept.
Ethics today are one of the toughest issues to resolve. We have many instances where soldiers and officers are stepping over the line. I feel we need to instill stronger training in the core values of integrity, loyalty and respect. Leaders can...
Regardless of Army regulations that provides only for males to enlist, many women infiltrated the ranks by disguising themselves as men. A few of these women acquitted themselves very well as Soldiers. Many women went undetected but others got...
A senior leader's ethics and values manifest throughout decades of time, coupled with experiences that date back to their adolescence. Undoubtedly the period of our adolescence is an extremely vulnerable time for the development of individual moral...
United States. Army. Engineer Center and Fort Leonard Wood.
The Guidon came into being as a weekly publication in 1966 under the title Fort Leonard Wood Guidon. Between 1966 and 1987 the title was simplified to Guidon before becoming Essayons in 1988. The name reverted back to Guidon in 1999. It has been...
United States. Army. Engineer Center and Fort Leonard Wood.
The Guidon came into being as a weekly publication in 1966 under the title Fort Leonard Wood Guidon. Between 1966 and 1987 the title was simplified to Guidon before becoming Essayons in 1988. The name reverted back to Guidon in 1999. It has been...
This study addresses Henry L. Stimson, as Secretary of State under President Herbert Hoover, and his influence on American foreign policy toward Japan following the Japanese military action in China that has become known as the Manchurian Incident....
Current Army doctrine lacks a security metrics paradigm similar to the infrastructure paradigm SWEAT-MSO. Because of this, commanders, staff, subordinates, other government leaders, and the media lack a simple and common set of terms to use when...
This study reviews U.S. Army leadership doctrine published during the period 1951 to 1990 and presently emerging in 1997. It focused on the Army's change in the use of the terms religion, spirituality, and faith as printed in the Army Field Manual...
This monograph examines the evolution of the British operational approach against the Provisional Irish Republican Army during the Troubles (1969-1998) to determine its overall effectiveness in achieving the stated strategic objective of a lasting...
Current conditions in Somalia create difficult challenges for the United States. To address ungoverned spaces in the failed state of Somalia, the United States appears to seek multilateral solutions to piracy in the Gulf of Aden, and displays an...
Sergeant Alvin C. York was the most decorated American during World War 1. His determination and faith in his country aided the capture of countless Germans. York was a humble man that was determined to bring education to his native valley....