Transforming Reserve Officers' Training Corps for Tomorrow's Officer
Abstract
The drawdown in Afghanistan will soon begin and the U.S. military will find itself in an uncertain training situation. With no true peer competitor and a changing global security environment, it is not clear when and where conventional Army forces will deploy next. This could mean a shorter window for newly commissioned officers to train and gain experience before deploying. To assist with decreasing this gap, Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) programs will need to prepare future officers with a greater degree of awareness of the complex environment they are entering. This will require ROTC programs to teach a clear understanding of ambiguous doctrine in an adaptive learning environment that promotes critical thinking and builds a comprehensive acceptance of mission command. As envisioned by its strategic leaders, the Army will ask more of its future leaders, and the complexity of the global environment will mean those leaders will need to be ready for a wide range of possible scenarios.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 01, 2013
- Accession Number
- ADA589407
Entities
People
- Troy L. Douglas
Organizations
- United States Army War College