The Total Army
Abstract
The United States Army finds itself at an inflection point. Fifteen years of war have yielded inconclusive results, and the American people have limited enthusiasm for new investments in blood and treasure. Yet the global security environmentis one of growing complexity and danger, and the demand for an adaptive, agile military persists. The U.S. Army has a solemn responsibility to protect and defend the nation and the Constitution, and this requires critical assessment. This report is an analysis of the Army conducted by the Carlisle Scholars Program at the U.S. Army War College. Recent studies of the Army have tended to fixate on the mismatch between the ends of national military strategy and the means available to execute it, epitomized by the 2011 Budget Control Act and the 2012 Defense Strategic Guidance. This approach to framing risk is a short game that has achieved limited results. This study recommends that the Army reframe its approach. We believe that Army leaders are missing a critical opportunity to use the forcing mechanism of resource constraints to make essential internal changes.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 2016
- Accession Number
- AD1013595
Entities
People
- Andrew F. Hill
- Benjamin R. Jonsson
- Brent G. Bahl
- Brett J. Rankin
- Christopher W. Muller
- Earl G. Matthews
- Edwin J. Callahan
- Jagdish B. Chaudhari
- Juan C. Correa-consuegra
- Katherine J. Graef
- Kevin A. Mcaninch
- Michael N. Clancy
- Paul L. Larson
- Philip J. Ryan
- Ryan S. Mccannell
- Scott E. Langum
- Syed N. Ahmed
- Zachariahs Delwiche
Organizations
- United States Army War College