Reserve Component Military Intelligence Training -- Thoughts for Tomorrow's Army
Abstract
Glasnost and perestroika are whirlwinds of change which are beginning to impact upon the structuring of the Total Army for the twenty-first century. Their effects are permeating virtually every aspect of current Army thought. At no time since the writings of Major General Emory Upton in the 1800's has there been a greater influence for change in our fundamental concepts of how the Army should be structured. At the heart of the issue is the relative roles that the active and the reserve components should play as this nation moves beyond the Cold War. This paper uses Army training--specifically Reserve Component military intelligence training--as a vehicle to address the issue. The Army military intelligence (MI) community with its Reserve Component MI slice represents a microcosm of the Total Army. Much of what is relevant to specific MI issues is also relevant to the Army as a whole. The paper examines a number of commonly- held beliefs about the Army (paradigms) as they relate to military intelligence in the reserves. Nineteen specific recommendations to improve Reserve Component military intelligence training are presented, with accompanying rationale.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 10, 1990
- Accession Number
- ADA223349
Entities
People
- Jack S. Chase
Organizations
- United States Army War College