Direct Training and Military-to-Military Contact Programs: The CINCS Peacetime Enablers
Abstract
In the current international environment U.S. contact with and direct training of international military students should rightly assume new importance as a relatively inexpensive, yet potentially crucial means of national interest projection. In order for these programs to be an effective peacetime enabler for the Unified Commander there must be much closer coordination between DOD and the State Department, within DOD between the Unified Commanders and DSAA, and operationally within each Unified Commander's area of responsibility. The military program provided to each country receiving assistance should be prepared by the CINC, in coordination with the regional ambassadors, and centrally monitored within DOD by DSAA. The goal should be to eliminate duplication of training efforts and other educational programs and to ensure that the composite DOD program provided to each country is both appropriate and carefully planned and evaluated. In addition the CINCs need to develop a mechanism similar to USPACOM's Cooperative Engagement Matrix to track whether the CINC's operational goals and objectives for each country are being met. The Unified Commander also needs to address three additional issues which are particularly critical to the successful implementation of the soft training programs for promoting peace and building democracy - measuring the effectiveness of the training, coordination of program efforts within the CINC's staff and with the joint staff, and coordination of the training provided by-the CINC with the military exercises initiated by the component commanders.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 17, 1994
- Accession Number
- ADA283370
Entities
People
- Robert J. Kasper Jr.
Organizations
- Naval War College