Through learning and enhanced capacity to learn faster than its adversaries, a military organization increases its chances for success within an increasing complex and chaotic environment. The complex and chaotic nature of military conflicts...
The United States' democratization strategy since World War II demonstrates an estimated success rate of less than 3%. America currently uses a counterinsurgency / line of effort approach in democratization. This approach seeks to shape an...
Owning our army ethic. MAJ Chris Case, U.S. Army; Major Bob Underwood, U.S. Army; and Colonel Sean T. Hannah, Ph.D., U.S. Army; The Army's ethic must reconcile possible tensions between action and duty by providing guidance for both why we fight...
Human behavior is the collection of activities performed by human beings and influenced by culture, attitudes, emotions, values, ethics, authority, rapport, hypnosis, persuasion, and/or coercion.
The behavior of people falls within a range with...
Leaders and soldiers of the Army's future Objective Force will face an ambiguous and dynamic operational environment populated by a ruthless, adaptive enemy. Both the environment and the threat resemble those faced by Special Forces today. Like...
During Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2003, the Army demonstrated its unrivaled ability to overmatch an enemy in a conventional mechanized conflict. In less than six weeks, the Army, as part of the American led coalition, destroyed the Iraqi...
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...
Leadership is often the key to whether or not a mission will be successful. Soldiers are entitled to outstanding leadership. Leaders must possess the value system to ensure Soldiers are coached, mentored, and trained to be the very best. Leader's...
The Global War on Terror (GWOT) requires that the military modify its methodology for conducting global operations. The military is transitioning from primarily lethal-focused offensive and defensive operations to full-spectrum operations that also...
The Singapore Army is transforming towards a Third Generation fighting force to meet the challenges of the contemporary security environment. As part of this transformation, the Singapore Army needs to review the training and education roadmap of...
Recent joint force thinking has espoused effects-based operations (EBO) as an evolutionary, some say revolutionary, approach to warfare. The 2003 Joint Operations Concepts document states, “The Joint Force uses an effects-based approach.” With...
The principle aim of this study is to determine if further unification of service components below the combatant CINC level is required. More specifically, do the combatant CINC's require a standing joint task force (JTF) headquarters to provide...
This monograph will argue that understanding and addressing the nature of the threat's identity is paramount to the United States' ability to win the GWOT. In an attempt to remain ahead of its enemies in the prosecution of the GWOT, the United...
This monograph explores the subject of organizational learning with a particular emphasis on how military units learn in combat. The challenges of today’s joint operating environment require groups of soldiers to adapt responsively to a wide...
In the year 2009, the Slovenian Army Force received code of ethics which was adopted under the law on service by the government. The purpose of the Code of Military Ethics is that the Slovenian army Force abides by certain ethical norms and...
This study focuses on an analysis of the revised final draft FM 22-100, Army Leadership and its usefulness for unit leaders in instilling the Army core values. Within this research effort, the investigator evaluated the doctrine presented to...
Is the Army ethics education a functional concept for our transforming force? Consider the release date of FM 22-100, the Leadership manual (31 Aug 99). The Army ethics has shifted from an act-centered moral thinking (Leader acts and Soldiers...
Each time the United States was drawn into a major conflict, it was at the low point of our military band of excellence. This was evident when Pearl Harbor occurred on December 7th 1941 and again during the attacks on the Pentagon and the World...
How far, as leaders, must we place ourselves in the middle of Soldier matters extending into off duty hours? Many times more over, some senior leaders take an extra step toward the gray side of instructional guidance that calls into question the...
Military history has always been a focus of the Armed Forces in the United States. Throughout history, the military has tried to document its conflicts or wars it has been engaged in as far back as the Vietnam War. Military Professionals have...