The Enhanced Brigade Combat Leadership Dilemma.

Abstract

The requirement that all fifteen Enhanced Brigades be prepared for mid to high-intensity warfare within ninety days of mobilization is unrealistic. The soldiers and company-sized units can attain that standard, but it expects too much of their senior leadership and commanders due to their relative inexperience in battlefield synchronization and command and control for larger units. This study looks at two ways to mitigate this experience deficit. The first is to require the Enhanced Brigades to prepare for and conduct missions like Peacekeeping Operations, thus freeing the Regular Army to focus on warfighting while giving the National Guard a tangible mission. The second is to place either full-time National Guard or Regular Army officers and senior NCOs in command and key staff positions within the Enhanced Brigades upon mobilization.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 15, 1996
Accession Number
ADA309019

Entities

People

  • Warren D. Cate

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

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Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Airborne
  • Business Administration
  • Combat Forces
  • Combat Readiness
  • Command And Control
  • Department Of Defense
  • Governments
  • Law
  • National Guard
  • National Security
  • Navigation
  • Operating Systems
  • Simulations
  • Training
  • United States
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

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  • Military Leadership and Professional Education.

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