Senior Army leaders today struggle to develop adaptive junior leaders prepared to lead in chaotic operating environments. To overcome this challenge, the Army Nurse Corps introduced the Army Nursing Campaign Plan, which is nested in the security...
The monograph analyses the origins of the use of violence in the name of religion by the Salafist movement in Europe in order to enable identification of key characteristics to shape national strategies of prevention that are appropriate for...
The purpose of this monograph is to analyze the Heavy Brigade Combat Team's (HBCT) engineer force structure to answer the question: Does the HBCT have the necessary embedded engineer capabilities to conduct full spectrum operations, rapidly...
The demands of 21st century military operations require an organization that is trained and equipped for independent offensive, defensive, and stability operations. This type of organization, the armored cavalry regiment, is fading from the U.S....
The premise for this study evolved during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM (OIF). It stems from a perception that the combat plan for the Coalition force invasion worked brilliantly but noticeably absent was a detailed plan for transitioning to peace. This...
The emergence of non-state actors and sub-national entities on the world stage has presented the established international system with challenges for which it is ill equipped to handle. The historical inclination to resort to military force when...
The ongoing wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have demonstrated that future conflicts may be fought in multiple domains and consist of many interconnected systems. As such, Army officers must possess a firm understanding of their operational environment...
When are a nation’s security forces deemed self-reliant? Security force assistance (SFA) is one process of building or rebuilding a nation’s security forces. If the ultimate goal of SFA is producing a self-reliant force capable of responding to...
Soldiers are valuable in any capacity in which they serve. It takes Soldiers of all different Military Occupational Specialties (MOS), backgrounds, and experiences, to include those that have deployed and those who support the war fighter in order...
Second Place Winner of the MacArthur Military Leadership Writing Competition for the CGSC Class 2009-02. Clausewitz, a renowned theorist of war, describes war as "the realm of chance, (which) makes everything more uncertain and interferes with the...
The attacks of September 11, 2001 and the subsequent political decision to apply the National
military power of the United States to combat terrorism around the world have fundamentally
changed the role of the Reserve Components. The roles and...
The 1 st United States Volunteer Cavalry Regiment, formed in 1898, is one of America's most famous all-volunteer armies in history. The noncommissioned officers of the 1 st U.S. Volunteer Cavalry, also known as the "Rough Riders," played a pivotal...
It is of vital importance that the military leader be versed in the study of military history. By studying history, the military leader uses critical thinking, grounded in military history, as the basis for operational decision making. Military...
Military professionals must dedicate time in their schedule to study military history. A study of past similar events will not give the Soldier a “turn-key” solution to a current operation; however, it can give the Soldier a “sector of...
The Army is a values-based organization where everyone is encouraged to do what is right by treating others as they should be treated with dignity and respect. Hazing is in opposition to our values and is prohibited. Hazing is any conduct whereby...
Since the mid-1970s, the people of the United States have enjoyed the benefits and convenience of an all-volunteer Army. Many generals and politicians hailed the new era of the All-Volunteer Force (AVF) as the wave of the future where the problems...
Since the mid-1970s, the people of the United States have enjoyed the benefits and convenience of an all-volunteer Army. Many generals and politicians hailed the new era of the All-Volunteer Force (AVF) as the wave of the future where the problems...
This ethics paper places a majority of its focus on ethical behavior in the Armed Forces during our current conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. Soldiers are comfortable operating in the “Grey Area” in order to get the mission accomplished. This...
“The real war will never get in the books,” is a phrase credited to Walt Whitman as appearing in his Drums Tap and contains his ideas on what can be expected in the many histories anticipated to follow the conclusion of the Civil War. The...
It has been accepted that the history of the Non-Commissioned Officer (NCO) is linked to the beginnings of the Continental Army in 1775. While the resolution recognizing the Continental Army did discuss sergeants and corporals it did not define...