Army Relevancy Through a Study of Requirements and National Strategy
Abstract
This paper will define Army relevancy by reviewing the national requirements, threat and strategy for employment of the Army and provide recommendations to ensure relevancy in the future. The threat, requirements and strategy together provide focus and purpose; they are the parameters for building and maintaining a relevant military. Specifically for the Army, we build a Landpower force to promote and protect our nation's interests. In past instances, our Army has arrived on the battlefield unprepared for combat. The significance of applying these lessons, during periods of peace, is dyed in our history. The strategic lessons of our past condemn us to pay considerable attention to the posture of the Army. When misunderstood, externally and internally, the Army fails as it did at the outset of operations in the Korean conflict, in Vietnam and in Kosovo. For the Army, the endstate is a desired level of training and combat readiness based on requirements and threat rather than budgets and capabilities alone. After defining the requirements and threat for a more lethal and flexible Army, I will show some possible solutions in terms of structure and concept.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 01, 2001
- Accession Number
- ADA389811
Entities
People
- Thomas D. Vail
Organizations
- United States Army War College