Transformation... Was it Worth It
Abstract
In 2003 the Army made the decision to restructure its formations in an effort to be more agile and lethal and to enhance its ability to deploy quickly. The desire was to have a structure that would have several task organized forces able to operate independently in the effort to fight and win our nation s wars and successfully accomplish its national objectives. In doing so, it adjusted the formation around the Brigade Combat Team. These plug and play organizations would have the self sustaining ability for lethality, sustainability, and intelligence. This paper reconciles the many personnel and structural changes the U.S. Army transformed and considers the implication of those changes. By utilizing Peter M. Senge s eleven laws, from his book The Fifth Discipline: The Art & Practice of the Learning Organization, as a framework for review, this paper examines if the turbulence of these adjustments was beneficial. The paper concludes the Army should swing back the pendulum on several of these decisions to better train its units and develop its leaders, but also to increase its joint capability and enable itself to play bigger in a fiscally restrained environment.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 09, 2012
- Accession Number
- ADA561306
Entities
People
- John F. Dunleavy
Organizations
- United States Army War College