Can the Unit Manning System Sustain in War
Abstract
In the early 1980s the Army committed to developing a peacetime unit replacement system to change the way it manned the force. The COHORT experiment became the focus for unit replacements and supposedly pointed the path to a wartime replacement system based on units rather than individuals. The Wartime Replacement System Study (WTRSS) developed a concept for unit replacement operations and provided conclusions and recommendations for implementing a new system. However, there were numerous problems and impediments for successfully implementing a unit manning system that could sustain and be sustained in war. This study closely examines the recommendations of the WTRSS and focuses on those issues which appear to be warstoppers and questions the feasibility and desirability of converting to a unit manning system as opposed to continuing with the individual replacement system. It reviews the descriptions and definitions of the current system as well as the proposed system. It also looks at the current COHORT sustainment model as a possible pathfinder for transition to a unit manning system in war.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 31, 1988
- Accession Number
- ADA194547
Entities
People
- John I. Wood Iii
Organizations
- United States Army War College