The Chief of Staff at the Operational Level: Tailored for Excellence or Bought Off the Rack

Abstract

This monograph discusses the role of the chief of staff at the operational level by examining both the current U.S. Armed Forces and the German Staff system in World War II. The position of chief of staff at operational levels is a key to success and affects both command and control and morale in large unit operations. The monograph hypothesizes that current U.S. doctrine, officer education, and chief of staff selection and training may be inadequate in preparing officers for this posistion. Keywords: Military organization; Leadership; German Generals in WWII; Germany Army groups; Operational chiefs of staff. (KT)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 17, 1989
Accession Number
ADA215584

Entities

People

  • French L. Maclean

Organizations

  • United States Army Command and General Staff College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Army Personnel
  • Classification
  • Education
  • General Officers
  • Instructors
  • Military History
  • Military Science
  • New York
  • Personnel Management
  • Second World War
  • Security
  • Students
  • Training
  • United States
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Education

Readers

  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.

Technology Areas

  • Fully Networked C3
  • Fully Networked C3 - Command and Control