U.S. Army Doctrine Far-Sighted Vision or Transient Fad?

Abstract

This monograph examines the value of doctrine and compares various approaches to doctrinal development. The paper is based on the premise that US Army doctrine changes so rapidly that there is no common understanding of our basic doctrine. The thesis of the paper is that through an examination of current and historical cases, the common factors of successful development and use of doctrine can be identified. The objectives of the paper is to identify success factors that can be used in subsequent modification of the US Army system for doctrinal development that balances between adjustments too frequent to be absorbed and too slow to meet the demands of the changes in the environment.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 04, 1987
Accession Number
ADA186231

Entities

People

  • John A. Mills

Organizations

  • United States Army Command and General Staff College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Doctrine
  • Education
  • Lessons Learned
  • Military Doctrine
  • Military History
  • Military Operations
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Nato
  • Security
  • Students
  • Training
  • United States Military Academy
  • War
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

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  • Economics
  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.