A New Army 21

Abstract

Domestic and international pressures will reduce the Army of the 1990's. An Army of 500,000 is likely. How then should this Army that will enter the 21st century, Army 21, be structured? The current 18 division Army is overstructured for the number of soldiers authorized. The 18 division size active force was accomplished by moving most of the CS/CSS into the Reserve Components. The new Army 21 will have nine divisions that are made up of 100% active duty combat, CS, and CSS troops. Army 21 will be composed of a contingency corps and a mechanized/armor corps in CONUS with only one corps in Europe. All three corps will be self-sufficient for 60 days of combat. If the President or Congress commits the Army for more than 60 days than the RC must be mobilized. The RC will be additive to the AC corps, rather than required to round our the AC as is the case today. Such an Army 21 will be lethal, versatile, and deployable while rectifying the current structural imbalances within the Army. Keywords: Military publications; Periodicals; Reports.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 31, 1990
Accession Number
ADA220092

Entities

People

  • Edward J. Dewey

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

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Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Active Duty
  • Anti-Tank Missiles
  • Artillery
  • Ballistic Missiles
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Department Of Defense
  • Europe
  • European Communities
  • Governments
  • Guided Missiles
  • Military Organizations
  • Rapid Deployment
  • Second World War
  • Training
  • United States
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

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  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.
  • Military Mobilization and Reserve Forces Studies.