Rear Detachments: Capturing and Resourcing How the Army Fights

Abstract

Battalion and brigade rear detachments provide an important command and control function for deployed units, but Army doctrine, organization, training, materiel, leadership and education, personnel manning, and facilities (DOTMLPF) for rear detachments may not accurately reflect the way in which the Army fights. After conducting a DOTMLPF analysis, the author recommends updating Army doctrine to reflect the current rear detachment mission and organization, as well as recommending that the Army establish a small Tables of Distribution and Allowances (TDA) for rear detachments to improve collective training and mission execution.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 22, 2012
Accession Number
ADA561202

Entities

People

  • Chuck Hensley

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Command And Control
  • Department Of Defense
  • Doctrine
  • Education
  • Leadership
  • Lessons Learned
  • Military Operations
  • Military Science
  • Organizational Structure
  • Standards
  • Students
  • Tactical Training
  • Training
  • United States
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.

Technology Areas

  • Fully Networked C3
  • Fully Networked C3 - Command and Control