This book contains stories from field and general officers commanding in training exercises, most from rotations at the National Training Center. In their stories, they describe their thoughts, their actions, their successes and especially their...
Since the seventeenth century, Sir Isaac Newton’s laws of motion have had tremendous impact on the Western world’s mind-sets for understanding nature as predictable and orderly. Consequently, Western strategic culture has been based on a linear...
What caused the agricultural manpower shortage in World War II? Historians have proffered a variety of explanations that attribute linear causality to a handful of independent variables. No scholar, however, has attempted to study the manpower...
This thesis provides an analysis of Management by Objectives (MBO) and its probable application as a management technique in an Army active duty battalion in a peacetime environment. Research encompasses the basis for MBO and reported successes and...
Establishes the Department of the Army Productivity Improvement Program (DAPP). Implements Department of Defense Directive 5010.31, Productivity Enhancement, Measurement, and Evaluation--Policies and Responsibilities, and Department of Defense...
This study examines the Army's frocking policy and evaluates its impact on the job effectiveness and morale of officers. The study reviews and compares current policies of the Department of Defense and each of the Armed Services, showing an uneven...
This study is an historical analysis of the Army Organizational Effectiveness Program and examines the foundations and conditions that created the program within the Army. This thesis focuses on those who proposed, initiated and guided its...
December 7th 1941, the Japanese Navy attacks the Unites States Naval yard at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The next day, President Roosevelt refers to that day as "a day that will live in infamy." Not only would that day be a day of infamy for Americans in...
Audie Murphy was a leader who "Lead by Example," and he demonstrated the seven Army Values in every aspect of Loyalty, Duty, Respect, Selfless-Service, Honor, Integrity, and Personal Courage! Audie Leon Murphy was born in Hunt County, TX on June...
History is replete with evidence of how change in political, economic, and social conditions forge alterations in a nation's military posture. Today, the forces of change are rampant, especially in NATO's Central European theater. Recent...
This Study attempts to determine if a desk side training management job aid would be a useful tool for battalion commanders for the management of individual and unit training. The investigation is focused on training gaps which exist at battalion...
Camarda, Joseph A.; Gruenenefelder, Markus A.; Mahoney, Anthony W.; Schindler, Mark K.; Song, Jae K.
Many scholars attribute the victory of the French Army during the Battle of Austerlitz to the genius battle plans of Napoleon; however our research indicates that victory actually stemmed from the reorganization of the French Army during the...
This study identifies stress-coping techniques which the individual soldier can use to control his responses to battlefield stress, in order to maximize his performance. This is achieved through an examination of past warfare examples, U.S. Army...
In response to lessons learned, the U.S. Air Force (USAF) launched a comprehensive program, in 2009, to make all Airmen cross-culturally competent (3C). As part of this program, the USAF has included cultural training in all levels of professional...
This monograph examines the conduct of biometrically supported census operations as a population control measure in a counterinsurgency campaign. First, the monograph explores why the conduct of such an operation is relevant in the current...
The purpose of this monograph is to examine whether the measures of effectiveness used in Special Forces officer education venues are sufficient to address the operational requirements over a career in a holistic manner. Past education evaluations...
This monograph discusses the relationship between the Army's AirLand Battle doctrine and the individual's will to fight. The monograph contends that AirLand Battle doctrine relies heavily on individual and sub-unit success. It further contends that...
This monograph examines the tension between the science of increased technological control and the art of the demands of command and leadership on the modern battlefield. Specifically, it analyzes the potential for battalion commanders to exercise...
The United States Army continues to execute counterinsurgency operations in support of the Global War on Terror in Afghanistan. However, inculcating a counterinsurgency ethos into the Army continues to be a challenge. The Army’s reward system,...
The information revolution causes dramatic changes in the geopolitical environment, which result in new challenges to U.S. national security, particularly from a new form of global insurgency. The continued development and proliferation of...