The US Military in Transition to Jointness. Surmounting Old Notions of Interservice Rivalry

Abstract

This article addresses a portion of the latter question by maintaining that major progress towards true jointness has been made since the Goldwater-Nichols legislation of 1986, particularly within functions of the military departments that are considered "inputs" to military capabilities (i.e., in manning, equipping, and training). When one considers progress in these areas, which has occurred largely out of the public eye, in the correct context, as provided for by the Goldwater-Nichols legislation, one can consider the residual interservice rivalry--as the commission subsequently did--a "good" thing, controllable and constructive within current ranges. This is truly a historic conclusion, if correct.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1996
Accession Number
ADA529837

Entities

People

  • Don M. Snider

Organizations

  • Air University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Civil War
  • Cold War
  • Department Of Defense
  • Doctrine
  • Law
  • Military Doctrine
  • Military Education
  • Military History
  • Military Science
  • Military Strategy
  • Military Training
  • Revolutions
  • Training
  • Transitions
  • United States
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Government and Public Administration Law.
  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Theoretical Analysis.