Military Justice and Combat Readiness.
Abstract
An analysis of the impact of the present military justice system on combat readiness is pursued by developing a method to quantify 'justice', its cost, and its impact on combat training. The study demonstrates that military justice can be quantified and its cost can be calculated. The report also shows that the impact of the military justice system on combat training can be definitely shown by means of a surrogate measure - lost man-hours and physical resources expended on military justice matters which could have been expended on combat training. The study concludes further that the present military justice system is not only too costly, but also in need of major repair. The report concludes that if another Vietnam-type war should occur before remedial action is taken, the military justice system will prove to be exceedingly ineffectual, extremely expensive, and very disruptive to combat readiness.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 01, 1978
- Accession Number
- ADA058117
Entities
People
- George L. Bailey
Organizations
- Naval War College