The Lessons of Experience; How Strategic Leaders in the United States Army Develop and Their Lessons Learned

Abstract

The transformation of our military capability to meet the goals of Joint Vision 2010 is termed the "Revolution in Military Affairs". The Chief of Staff of the Army has indicated that a "Revolution in Military Affairs" will not occur until we first have a "Revolution in Military Logistics" with involved leadership of all senior commanders. This paper reviews the past experiences of four strategic leaders in the field of logistics; Generals Brehon B. Somervell, Carter B. Magruder, Joseph M. Heiser, Jr., and Jimmy D. Ross, in order to capture their leadership "lessons learned". Recommendations are provided based on these lessons learned to meet the leadership requirements for the Revolution in Military Logistics.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 12, 1997
Accession Number
ADA344985

Entities

People

  • Michael N. Hampson

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

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Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Behavioral Sciences
  • Commerce
  • Directives
  • Education
  • Environment
  • Executives
  • Lessons Learned
  • Logistics
  • Military Capabilities
  • Military Operations
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • Revolutions
  • Schools
  • Second World War
  • United States
  • War Colleges

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