Years of U.S. Army involvement in conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan have underscored the complexity of contemporary operating environments. This complexity within the current operating environment requires U.S. Army leaders not to make simple...
Thirteen individuals were killed and thirty-two individuals were injured in the Fort Hood shooting. The U.S. Army bearing the wound left a nation questioning how one of their own military members could be accused of such catastrophic events. In the...
This monograph analyzes the manual wargaming portion of the U.S. Army's decision-making cycle in order to determine if the process deduces the optimum course of action. The monograph begins by examining game theory, which is the theoretical basis...
Since 2006, there has been a shift in United States policy, advocating for the intervention and prevention of mass atrocities. This shift in policy provided the momentum for the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy and the Peacekeeping and Stability...
The U.S. Army 's Military Decision-Making (MDMP) has been criticized repeatedly during the past decade for being untimely, unrealistic, dogmatic, and stifling creativity. U.S. Army Field Manual, FM 5.0, Army Planning and Orders Production, is...
Throughout history the United States Military has displayed the inability to
properly prepare for future conflicts, mentally if not physically. From the Continental
Army to the Military Forces fighting in the Middle East, the United States has...
For the twenty-first century Army to successfully operate in the dispersed and isolated battlefield of the future, soldiers must be highly committed, well trained, and led to successfully transition, without pause, across the full spectrum of...
The purpose of this study is to determine why intelligence officers acting as battalion S-2 have difficulty predicting the enemy. It hypothesizes that two causes: lack of experience of the principal officers conducting IPB and inadequate emphasis...
The 7-step model of the MDMP is a tried and proven process. However, some critics argue it is not the right decision-making and planning tool for the future force. The 7-step model is a deliberate process requiring a significant amount of time when...
The purpose of this monograph is to examine the career of LTG Robert L. Bullard. Bullard served during a seminal period in United States history. Often overlooked as one of the nation's more progressive and ambitious leaders, largely because of the...
U.S. Army direct and organizational level leaders faced challenges in Operation ENDURING FREEDOM and Operation IRAQI FREEDOM, which combined to create an environment permeated by ambiguity and replete with uncertainty. Although it may be impossible...
Leaders over time have been disappointed with the ethical lowering of some military standards. Soldiers should be discipline, mentally and physical fit, and maintain their job proficiency. Some of these standards seemed to be lowered in some units....
I, MSG Stanley D. Varner, witnessed 1st Squadron, 4th United States Cavalry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division complete transformation as Division Cavalry. The unit changed from having tanks, Bradley Fighting Vehicles, and helicopters to having...
This regulation establishes policies and sets forth general administrative provisions for the operation of Army medical treatment facilities (MTF). Except as otherwise pro-vided in certain chapters and paragraphs, this regulation applies to all...
The purpose of the Student Guide is to acquaint the student with the mission and organization of the United States Army Artillery and Missile School, organization for and evaluation of instruction, and those procedures necessary for the proper...
"You have been sent to the U.S. Army Artillery and Guided Missile School as a student officer for training to fit you for command, staff, or special staff duty with artillery units. The purpose of this booklet is primarily to tell you how the U.S....
Gender integrated basic combat training has been in existence since 1994. Many analysts over the years have tried to answer the question, “Does training males and females together in basic training work effectively?”
Half the Soldiers in Iraq who were surveyed would not report crimes committed by Soldiers against noncombatants. I will identify factors which only exist in a combat environment that Soldiers must consider before reporting a crime. I will describe...
Physical fitness for soldiers over 40 is critical for their combat readiness and health. Regular exercise keeps soldier’s discipline, psychological preparedness, and abilities including muscle, strength, endurance, and flexibility which are...