Army Transformation: Is It Just About Force Structure and Equipment
Abstract
The U.S. Army has recognized that it must transform itself due to the changing international security environment of the 21st century. Environmental change demands organizational change, but organizational change cannot succeed if current structure and systems are not realigned with the vision for change. The nature of change in highly interdependent systems, like the Army, is that you cannot change one area without changing other areas as well. Change in these settings is extremely difficult because, ultimately, you have to change nearly everything. The Army's current transformation plan only addresses force structure, equipment, and training of brigade combat teams, and unless it addresses other areas it will not be successful in preparing for the new challenges and threats that the United States will face in the future. In order to achieve its vision, the Army must restructure itself for full-spectrum readiness, reform its personnel management system, transform its training and leader development programs, and it must adequately leverage the capabilities of the National Guard and Reserve during the transformation process. The purpose of this paper is to propose new ideas that can be used to insure that the Army is prepared to meet the challenges of tomorrow.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 2001
- Accession Number
- ADA441635
Entities
People
- Freddie R. Waggoner
Organizations
- National War College