I would like to discuss an ethical dilemma that has affected leaders of the past and continues to plague leaders today. Administering fair and equal to Soldiers regardless of rank or status can place a leader in an unwanted ethical dilemma. Leaders...
The United States Army's senior leadership decided that Enlisted Soldiers and Officers/Warrant Officers dating and marrying was contrary to the good order and discipline of the Army. This leadership passed an addition to the Uniform Code of...
This study seeks to isolate and probe the possible deterrent influence of conventional doctrine through a case study of the former Soviet Union's reaction to the US Army's doctrinal evolution from 1976 (Active Defense) to 1985 (AirLand Battle). US...
In the United States Army, there appears to be an unfortunate double standard when implementing the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) among our Soldiers. Officer and enlisted Soldiers that commit the same incident do not serve the same...
On July 12, 2006, Israel went to war with Hezbollah in response to the killing and capture of Israeli soldiers along the southern Lebanese border. Believed at the time by many in the West to be an overreaction to a relatively minor border incident...
Using military force against an enemy to punish, avenge a wrong, as retribution is a timeless cause of armed conflict. There are many examples throughout history of successful punitive operations. Analyzing historical punitive expeditions for the...
Determining an appropriate level of punishment for the accidental weapon's discharge is one of the most challenging ethical problems facing the combat leader. While spending almost twelve months deployed as a member of the 1st Armored Division...
Recruiters have the toughest job in the Army. Their job is to locate, qualify, and enlist applicants into the United States Army; despite military action in Iraq, Afghanistan and other locations in the world, a recruiter must have integrity and...
On today’s modern battlefield, American Soldiers face ever changing threats. It’s
imperative for military leaders of today to study past conflicts to avoid repeating
mistakes. We must study the enemies’ tactics, techniques and procedures to...
Commanders and First Sergeants often face ethical dilemmas when imposing punishment under the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ). The dilemma most commonly faced is punishing what is deemed a good Soldier. The letter of the law and the spirit...
This book describes the overall organization, divisional functions, war management responsibilities, military administration and military judicial processes of the German Army in the late 1800s.
In the spring of 1972, North Vietnam launched a massive, three-pronged attack into South Vietnam that was eventually repulsed by South Vietnamese forces, United States (US) advisors and massive amounts of American airpower. The problem is...
This study examines the development of US airpower theory and its major applications. The focus of the study is on offensive applications of airpower and on interdiction and strategic bombing in particular. The study reveals that a mature airpower...
Globally, potential adversaries are building ever more complex, stronger, and deeper fortifications which are largely immune to the current United States weapons inventory. Advanced construction and design techniques coupled with technological...
In 2003, the United States led a Coalition force into Iraq to depose Saddam Hussein 's repressive Ba 19ath Party regime. Under the provisions of the Hague Regulation of 1907, the Coalition became an occupying power with all of the attendant rights...
This paper examines the blockade, as both a current concept and a tool suitable to Information Age Warfare. It addresses doctrine's twin demands for precise terminology, to aid shared understanding, and intellectual flexibility, required to win...
The question this monograph attempts to answer is whether "coercive strategies and their associated defeat mechanisms provide valid courses of action (COAs) for the US against global terrorists networks and nations that harbor terrorists?" The...
The purpose of this paper is to examine the current drug war and to determine if an operational artist's approach to planning and problem solving is applicable for the United States in its war against drugs. This paper is significant because the...
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...
Multi-national force-iraq commander's counterinsurgency guidance. General David H. Petraeus, U.S. Army; General Petraeus outlines the essential tasks necessary for successful counterinsurgency operations in Iraq.