Army Medical Department Leaders in Military Operations Other Than War
Abstract
As the Army expands the way it responds to a full spectrum of conflicts identified in Joint Vision 2010, leaders must be trained to operate in new and challenging environments. Likewise, the Army Medical Department (AMEDD) must insure its leaders, specifically those selected to deploy world-wide, have a more diverse skill set that enables them to fully operate within the full spectrum of scenarios. Most recently, Army missions have involved deploying into Military Operations Other Than War (MOOTW) such as Somalia, Haiti, Bosnia, Hurricane Mitch, and Kosovo. According to military analysts, for at least the next 10-20 years, the US will be involved in more of these actions. AMEDD leaders involved with MOOTW have found the environment much different than trained for in the past. Just as combat soldiers find themselves as peacekeepers, rescuers, and humanitarians, medical leaders find themselves serving in expanded health service support missions. These missions create new leadership challenges quite different from traditional health services support (HSS) to a major theater war. This strategic research project looks at the MOOTW missions and the type of leadership needed to successfully operate in this unique medical environment. If the challenges of operating in MOOTW require different leadership skills, then it is possible that the AMEDD must change the way it trains and develops its leaders.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 27, 2000
- Accession Number
- ADA377596
Entities
People
- Gary L. Sadlon
Organizations
- United States Army War College