Is Joint Special Operations Training Really Joint?

Abstract

This study is an anlaysis of Joint Special Operations Forces (SOF) basic or common skills training. The study uses the United States Army Special Warfare Center and School (USAJFKSWCS) as a basis of evaluation of the effectiveness of the Department of Defense (DOD) inter service training within United States Special Operations Comand (USSOCOM). This thesis evaluates and suggests solutions for the future of joint core basic and advanced skill training and propenency associated with this training. This study also evalautes the research, design and fielding of SOF equipment and the equipments integration in the SOF schools. This thesis concludes that , even with recent improvements, the basic entry level and common advanced skills are being taught with varied techniques, tactics, and procedures (TTP) and each skills objectives remain the individual services responsibility. The disparity of training objectives leads to a flawed integration of these skills during joint exercise training and actual joint missions.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 07, 1997
Accession Number
ADA331789

Entities

People

  • Wesley L. Rehorn

Organizations

  • United States Army Command and General Staff College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Army Rangers
  • Divers
  • Doctrine
  • Employment
  • Geography
  • Military Education
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Seal Teams
  • Students
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Training Management
  • United States
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Education

Readers

  • Enterprise Information Systems Architecture and Joint Command Capability Interoperability Support.
  • Irregular Warfare and Special Operations Cyberspace Operations against Adversarial Threats.
  • STEM Education

Technology Areas

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