An Analysis of Finance Operations from World War II to the Vietnam Conflict -- was any Progress made
Abstract
This study is a historical analysis of finance operations during World War II, the Korean Conflict, and the Vietnam Conflict. The military pay aspect of each war is examined in detail at the tactical level with the major focus being on four areas: wartime pay support, currency exchange, the environment, and organization for support. Among the many conclusions which could be drawn from this analysis are: finance planners were proactive in their search for better ways to provide pay support as shown by the evolution from the manual Military Payroll System of World War II to the automated Joint Uniform Military Pay System (JUMPS) used during the Vietnam Conflict; Class A Agents were used extensively in all three wars and will likely be used to some degree in the future; currency exchange has been and will probably continue to be a tough task for planners; and finance soldiers will find themselves in more danger on the battlefield than in the past as support begins to be made available closer to the forward edge of the battle area. The study concludes that the finance operations since World War II have consistently progressed. Lessons learned were documented, boards actively studied them, and action was taken to fix problems in the pay system. Keywords: Military personnel; Financial management; Salaries.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 01, 1990
- Accession Number
- ADA228006
Entities
People
- Jeffery R. Eskridge
Organizations
- United States Army Command and General Staff College