Considerations for a Post Conflict United States Army

Abstract

History has many examples of the United States military emerging from conflict and facing major challenges with respect to rebuilding and retooling for the next conflict. In most cases external forces and trends have influenced this often complex post conflict period. In the post Vietnam era the United States Army was fraught with problems. These problems were the direct result of its involvement in an exhausting, unpopular, protracted conflict half a world away. A familiar depiction of that era, from within its own ranks, described the Army as 'hollow'. It is a tribute to the leaders during the post Vietnam era who took these problems head on and raised our Army to a level not thought possible. Although currently engaged on two fronts of war, the Army will emerge from these unprecedented times to once again reset and refit on the road to preparing for the nation's next conflict. This paper examines the key challenges the United States leaders will face in the not so distant future and makes recommendations for our leaders to consider in order to prepare our Army for follow on missions.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 2010
Accession Number
ADA520102

Entities

People

  • Timothy J. Whalen

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

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Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Civil War
  • Combat Forces
  • Combat Operations
  • Doctrine
  • Education
  • Governments
  • International Organizations
  • Military Education
  • Military Science
  • Second World War
  • Students
  • Training
  • United States
  • War
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Sociology

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  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Strategic Security Studies