AOE: Excellence or Emptiness

Abstract

This article addresses controversial issues relating to the Army of Excellence (AOE). The intent is to open dialogue for professional discourse regarding the merits of the changes made. The focus of the paper is a discussion of the methodology used to develop AOE and of the capability that resulted. The question of credibility is pursued. The root concern is whether AOE created an organization of excellence or one that is too empty to meet the threat. From this point, arguments are presented to discern the driving force behind AOE -- a well thought-out operational concept requirement or the need to remain within resource constraints.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 29, 1988
Accession Number
ADA194846

Entities

People

  • Gale N. Smith

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

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Communities of Interest

  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Battles
  • Classification
  • Combat Forces
  • Combat Operations
  • Combat Support
  • Command And Control
  • Doctrine
  • Force Structure
  • Logistics
  • Mission Area Analysis
  • National Security
  • Organizational Structure
  • Students
  • Training
  • Universities
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

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