The Importance of Military Professionals Studying Military History

Abstract

Each time the United States was drawn into a major conflict, it was at the low point of our military band of excellence. This was evident when Pearl Harbor occurred on December 7t h 1941 and again during the attacks on the Pentagon and the World Trade Center on September 11t h 2001. Because both times our military was in the middle of resetting and refitting, there was less emphasis placed on leadership development through studying military history. Leading soldiers does not change from one unit to another, while the missions may vary, the responsibilities will not differ between a combat arms unit or a combat service support unit. Studying and learning from historical military events is just one way a leader in any organization can improve not only themselves but the unit and its future leaders

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 14, 2009
Accession Number
AD1133012

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People

  • Lamont Christian

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  • United States Army Sergeants Major Academy

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DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Behavior And Behavior Mechanisms
  • Behavioral Disciplines And Activities
  • Behavioral Sciences
  • History
  • International Organizations
  • Leadership
  • Learning
  • Military History
  • Psychological Phenomena And Processes
  • Psychology
  • Second World War
  • Social Psychology
  • Training
  • United States

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