Combined Arms Sufficiency Study
Abstract
Combined Arms training is at the core of an officer's education. The Combined Arms Sufficiency Study was initiated to determine in a systematic fashion which subjects should be identified as combined arms subjects and what constitutes a sufficient level of proficiency in these combined arms subjects for lieutenants and captains in the U.S. Army. For the purposes of this study combined arms sufficiency was defined as the knowledge required by the combat, combat support, and combat service support officer that enables him to work effectively with his fellow officers on the modern battlefield. The study was conducted between May and August 1981 at the direction of the Commander, Combined Arms Center. Participants are listed-at Annex A. Methodology is described at Annex F. The study was designed to systematically assess the status of combined arms training at TRADOC schools by obtaining the collective judgment of the branch school commandants on what subjects should be on a combined arms subject list and what constitutes a sufficient level of instruction for each subject. This approach did not allow the use of rigorous statistical techniques for data analysis; nevertheless, the use of a few simple statistical methods and close inspection of the results allowed us to make several useful, if somewhat subjective, observations about the current state of combined arms training. The data collected are consolidated at Annex B, with the exception of those concerning pre-commissioning. The responses on pre-commissioning are discussed in Annex H.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 23, 1981
- Accession Number
- ADA476737
Entities
People
- Richard L. Gibson
Organizations
- United States Army Combined Arms Center