The refining industry in Iran is facing a crisis caused by a growing shortfall in production capacity for gasoline and other light fuels to meet rapidly growing domestic demand. The industry is locked into a repetitive cycle of decline due to under...
The United States Army is changing and so must the chaplaincy. At the heart of the ongoing Army transformation is a critical thinking (CT) approach to problem solving and decision-making. Given the many complex choices Army leaders face on a daily...
The Global War on Terror is an ideological war being fought in the environment indicative of fourth generation warfare. Propaganda bypasses traditional defenses and strikes right at the center of gravity - popular support. In a modern war of...
The dual purpose of this study includes conducting a comparative analysis of historical data and statistically analyzing new data. First, a comparative analysis will be conducted between the results of this study and a 2005 study by MAJ Laura...
This monograph discusses the moral factors of warfare as they apply to the tactical pursuit. Throughout Western military history, there have been battles in which a victorious army had the opportunity to pursue, but chose to allow the enemy to...
This monograph discusses logistics in contingency operations. Specifically it explores an expanded role for USTRANSCOM in CONUS-based force deployment operations. The paper looks at logistics as an important and often overlooked tool for conducting...
This monograph discusses the moral factors of warfare as they apply to the tactical pursuit. Throughout Western military history, there have been battles in which a victorious army had the opportunity to pursue, but chose to allow the enemy to...
This monograph explores political science theory and contemporary practice to develop a structural framework for nation-building. The generalized framework is predicated on the observation that interagency operations can achieve a degree of...
The United States Army is currently implementing a new manning initiative called Unit Focused Stability (UFS). This new personnel program is designed to maximize unit cohesion in Brigade Combat Teams by replacing the Individual Replacement System...
Senior leaders must understand that racism exists within the military as well in the American society and this behavior can be viewed as a form of terrorism. It is very important to understand the foundation of this unethical behavior so we can...
Have you ever bent down on your hands and knees to look under your vehicle during Preventive Maintenance Checks and Services (PMCS) and pulled your hand back to find it all full of tobacco and saliva? If so, you probably feel the same as I do. This...
This study analyzed the relationship between the endorsement of values judged to characterize the army organizational environment and the preferences expressed for leadership and power options by officers in supervisory settings. The subjects were...
As the Army moves into the 21st century, we as Senior Non-Commission officers will be the role models for future generations of soldiers to come. Our ethics and moral values become that of future generations. As such, we must re-evaluate what it is...
The attitude and values of all leaders help to determine the paths that Soldiers take in their careers. Some choose to finish their initial enlistment, while others see the Army as a long term career option and pursue that path to its end. Officer...
Army senior non commissioned officers are devoting a lot of thoughtful consideration to the subject of ethics. The purpose of this briefing is to present a firsthand appreciation of various ethical tensions that confront senior Army non...
An ethical dilemma facing the United States Army today is the whole recruitment process Soldiers go through to get into special operation units. The Army always needs top notch Soldiers to join Special Forces and Delta Force but more often than not...
The United States Army Special Forces Command (USASFC) has decided to increase the amount of Special Forces (SF) Soldiers by creating an additional battalion per Special Forces Group. This is so that USASFC will be able to meet the current demand...
Thesis: US-Sino relations are relatively good due to several conditions partially set by the US. The US-Sino relations are also built on a shared vision of the current world where the United States is the sole superpower. Not that China likes the...