A Review of Centralized Readiness Reporting Systems and Their Impact Upon the U. S. Marine Division.
Abstract
Subsequent to World War II a gradual trend toward unification of the Armed Forces and centralization of control occurred within the Department of Defense. The paper reviews two centralized readiness reporting systems, the Joint Chiefs of Staff Force Status and Identity Report (FORSTAT) and the Marine Automated Readiness Evaluation System (MARES) and examines their functional impact upon the U.S. Marine division in the areas of organizational structure, man-hour requirements, internal decision making, and attitudes of assigned Marine personnel. Resulting from this analysis specific recommendations are provided for possible improvements in the continuing development and utilization of centralized reporting and control systems within the U.S. Marine Corps.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 01, 1974
- Accession Number
- ADA003534
Entities
People
- Carl Arthur Shaver
Organizations
- Naval Postgraduate School