Going All In: Stage Four Mobilization in the Australian Army and the Enduring Issues Related to Sustaining Professional Military Leadership
Abstract
The mobilization of national economies, industries and armed forces for war has long been a complex problem. The process of taking a peacetime military and rapidly expanding it to achieve national military objectives is no easy task. Mobilization, at the national level, brings a wide range of complex problems that government officials and military staffs must navigate for them to be successful. As great power competition increases in the Indo-Pacific region it behooves military professionals to consider what enduring issues might confront the Australian Army if it entered Stage Four Mobilization. By understanding these issues, the Australian Army will be better placed to deal with global threats and the prospect of having to enter Stage Four Mobilization. Specifically, this research analyses Stage Four Mobilization in the Australian Army and the enduring issues related to sustaining professional military leadership. It concludes that the Australian Army is confronted by four enduring issues: a lack of mobilization doctrine; difficulties associated with developing new junior leaders; no clear understanding of the time required to develop tacit experiences and professional military leadership; and the slowness with which the Army capitalizes on and uses civilian skills.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 10, 2022
- Accession Number
- AD1212120
Entities
People
- Mcleod Wood
Organizations
- United States Army Command and General Staff College