The United States of America has deployed its armed forces 234 times in response to national threats or as a part of a multinational force. In the history of this nation, Congress has declared war only five times. Presidents have deployed the...
This personal experience paper is an attempt to document my experience with the Program Objectives Memorandum 08-13. In January 2006 I took over as the Troop Sergeant Major of a section charged with executing a program revolving around developing...
Nearly everyone has seen the recruiting poster with Uncle Sam pointing directly at you and declaring “I Want You!” This broad patriotic appeal touches upon some very fundamental questions: Who serves in the military (i.e., everyone or only...
Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates has directed each of the military service chiefs to consider changes to officer management policies that will contribute to a more efficient and flatter military organization. However, it is not clear whether...
The subject of this document is the civil affairs of Belgium. The scope of the first annex details that the plan is designed to apply in any operations which may be mounted in Belgium. Topics range from politics, public safety, legal matters,...
The abrogation of the United States (US) Military Bases Agreement in 1992 left the Philippines with very limited military capabilities. With a weak economy, what was left was an Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) that can barely contain its...
This study analyzes the planning which occurred and the provisions of the major personnel procurement programs which were established to recruit and retain physicians in the All-Volunteer Army. The investigation is focused on an evaluation of the...
The German government and administration is the focus of this Civil Affairs document. The work features the constitutional framework, chancelleries of the Fuehrer, Ministerial Council for the Defense of the Reich, general administration and special...
This study analyzes the effects of the new flight pay system embodied in the Aviation Career Incentive Act of 1974 as it applies to rated Air Force officers. The analysis examines data on attraction, retention, cost, and workability of the gate...
The Uniformed Services Former Spouses’ Protection Act (USFSPA) allows state courts to treat military retirement pay as property for possible division in matters of divorce. The problem is that several military and veterans’ organizations...
This paper analyzes operational logistics for land warfare to determine if there is a requirement for an echelon above corps joint logistics command. It will also determine if U.S. army command and control support organizations such as the Corps...
Supreme Headquarters, Allied Expeditionary Force, Office of the Chief of Staff.
General policy governing organization and administration of military government in Germany prior to defeat or surrender. Background material and functional policy for use by military government officers in the field.
The purpose of this brief is to provide you information on the history of the Medal of Honor, familiarize you with the tremendous requirements required to qualify for the Medal of Honor and most important to honor two of our fallen...
Adrian, Luis T.; Crowson, Fredrick H.; McDaniel, Michael W.; Richardson, Ben J.
Thesis Statement: The effects of the 1982 Uniformed Services Former 'Spouse's Protection Act have imposed a financial burden on military retired personnel.
Discussion: The Protection Act of September of 1982 has a significant financial impact on...
The CSM Theodore L. Dobol Collection contains several biographical and miscellaneous materials related to CDM Dobol’s military career. The textual files include photographs, transcripts of oral history interviews; a short autobiography; the...
Interagency coordinative arrangements and activities--called for in public laws, executive orders, and administrative directives--appear to be growing in number, prominence, and proposals throughout virtually all individual policy areas and...
Purpose of this assigned report of the Industrial Mobilization Course is to obtain an understanding of the operation of laws and agencies controlling or affecting conditions of employment, continuity of work, collective bargaining and settlement of...
Actions taken or not taken by law enforcement agencies, in ungoverned spaces reduce US ability to forestall hostile actions on US soil. The current organization of the United States civil authorities and their limitations to impact "Ungoverned...