Former Battalion Commander Survey
Abstract
There are over 250 former battalion commanders attending resident Senior Service Colleges this year each of whom has a unique assessment of the viability and health of the U.S. Army at battalion level. Although most, if not all, of these officers were debriefed by the members of their immediate chain of command there is no mechanism to collect these assessments, organize the results and provide them to appropriate senior Army leaders. The purpose of this project is to develop a survey instrument to perform these functions and to administer this survey to the officers in the resident senior service college classes of 1991. The survey was developed around the framework of the Army Imperatives and measured former battalion commander attitudes about the adequacy of resources provided to them, the quality of their soldiers and their leaders, their ability to provide tough, realistic training experiences for their units and the command climate of which they were a part. The analysis of the 1991 classes shows some areas of concern but is very positive overall as might be expected given the population surveyed. The value of this survey, however, will be in measuring trends from year to year. Appended to the paper is a copy of the survey, the survey data itself (MSDOS compatible diskette), the statistical analysis program used, the raw output of the analysis program and a compendium of handwritten optional comments.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 08, 1991
- Accession Number
- ADA236616
Entities
People
- Harold W. Lord Jr.
- Henry C. Ruth
- Michael J. Petrucci
Organizations
- United States Army War College