FM 9-25, Ordnance Field Manual, The Ordnance Company, Depot, is published for the information and guidance of all concerned. It is based on the fundamentals of ordnance service contained in FM 9-5 and Table of Organization 9-18. The purpose of this...
The purpose of this manual is to provide basic information necessary for the efficient functioning of the quartermaster truck company. The mission, organization, duties of personnel, and the operation of the company are carefully described. The...
Military bands provide a powerful means to commanding officers for stimulating and maintaining the morale of their units. In addition, good bands contribute directly to the contentment and well-being of the troops. It follows, therefore, that...
This manual is intended as a guide for the following types of civilian personnel: civilian personnel employed by firms engaged in manufacturing munitions and equipments of war who may be assigned by the War Department to field forces of the Army as...
The general fundamentals set forth in this manual establish certain principles governing the mission, organization, and operation of the oversea port. The term "oversea port" as used in this manual refers to those ports which are located in an...
The Services of Supply Organization Manual-1943 is promulgated as the basic organizational directive for the Services of Supply. Parts I, II, III, and IV of the manual constitute a revision of the "Services of Supply Organization Manual - 1942"...
This publication is an integral part of all orders or directives issued for movement of AAF replacement combat crews to oversea destination. Contents include: records to accompany personnel; security; pay, per diem, and travel allowance; functions...
The objective of this monograph is to present a general description of the organization and activities of the transportation zones, including the separate installations over which the zone transportation officers have jurisdiction. More detailed...
This study investigates strategic intelligence failures of the pre-Vietnam and pre-9/11 time periods. The monograph presents PEMISI (political, economic, military, information, societal, and intelligence) environmental analyses of both time periods...
Army NCOs face an ethical challenge when it comes to the promotion of enlisted Soldiers. The biggest reason for this challenge is the operational tempo and requirements the Army faces today. Multiple deployments and rapid personnel turnover have...
Army NCOs face an ethical challenge when it comes to the promotion of enlisted Soldiers. The biggest reason for this challenge is the operational tempo and requirements the Army faces today. Multiple deployments and rapid personnel turnover have...
Abstract: Transformation has drastically improved efficiency of Army public affairs in operations, with the support of information operations, embedded media, and strategic communications. Army public affairs continue to face key challenges to...
The problem addressed in this document is trying to provide the quickest and most effective training for small combat units during the next mobilization of the national manpower, and at the same time eliminating the waste occasioned by the breaking...
Westphal's study consists of four parts. Part I is the selection, education and training of general staff officers in peace and war; this includes training at the War College in peacetime, training at general staff schools during wartime,...
This paper is an analysis and study of important landings and related incidents from 1845 to the present time with particular attention to historical facts that might lead to deductions of value to the discussion. And, a discussion of the...
An ethical dilemma that has the Army at a crossroads with it's Noncommissioned Officer
Evaluation Reporting System (NCOERS) is leaders inflating their ratings in the evaluation of noncommissioned officers (NCOs). The purpose of the NCOERS is to...
I Sergeant Major Freddie L. Whitehead Jr. served as a first sergeant (1SG) from September 2001 to September 2004. I am writing about my personal experience as Rifle Company 1SG in which I served for twenty-four months before assuming duties as the...
This study proposes to determine whether a systematic method of evaluating human elements in combat should be incorporated in the command estimate. The research hypothesis of the study is that the exclusion of the human elements in the command...