Command and Control in the 21st Century: A Construct of the Future.

Abstract

New technologies and changes in organizational hierarchies are being touted as the keys to the future. But we approach the future with short, incremental steps - using today's paradigms. In an attempt to move beyond this gradualism, this paper proposes a 30-year hypothetical leap into a future military environment to anticipate its command operations and structure. This "fast-forward" projection reveals major issues in decision-making and leadership. It allows us to analyze the effects of flattened organizations and to re-assess the role of the commander. Finally, assuming we transition to an organization similar to this 30-year model, it identifies possible near-term actions required to effect such long-term changes.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 18, 1995
Accession Number
ADA295373

Entities

People

  • Leellen Kubow

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Command And Control
  • Corporations
  • Doctrine
  • Marine Corps
  • Military Organizations
  • Naval Doctrine
  • Naval Operations
  • Naval Warfare
  • Navy
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Economics
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.

Technology Areas

  • Fully Networked C3
  • Fully Networked C3 - Command and Control