Jack of All Trades, Expert of None: The Need for the Reemergence of the King of Battle and Why the Army Needs a Standardized DIVARTY
Abstract
Trends from the CTCs show that the field artillery is failing at basic tasks which lead to bigger problems as these issues start to compile on each other. The field artillery needs to refocus its training priorities and the best way to accomplish this is under a standardized DIVARTY structure. The field artillery has to be ready to fight in an unknown future operational environment and transitioning to a standardized DIVARTY structure is the best way to build readiness in the branch. After more than seventeen years of participating in the Global War on Terrorism, the field artillery branch, as a whole, is becoming less proficient in its core competencies due to the focus in counterinsurgency operations. The Army can assist the field artillery branch by breaking the Brigade Combat Team model and establishing a standardized DIVARTY concept throughout the Army where all field artillery battalions are assigned to the DIVARTY, creating an organic command relationship. After a level of training is achieved within a DIVARTY, then an artillery battalion can be attached to a Brigade Combat Team for a given amount of time in order to accomplish an assigned mission.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 29, 2018
- Accession Number
- AD1177089
Entities
People
- Justin T. Hunter
Organizations
- Marine Corps University