Teaching Mission Orders in Officer Advance Course Instruction: Reality or Myth?
Abstract
This thesis examines the relationship between tactical instruction in officer advance courses and the Army's current command and control doctrine. Using content analysis techniques, the study analyzes and compares USAIS and USAARMS tactical instruction. This analysis and comparison focuses on the substance, content, and construction of mission statements. This study reveals USAIS orders achieve a ratio of favorable to unfavorable content over two times greater than USAARMS. Although many similarities exist between both schools' instruction, this study discovers USAIS teaches mission analysis and course of development different from USAARMS. Moreover, USAIS emphasizes use of the Army's current terms to construct mission statements. The study concludes the Army needs to modify its current estimate process. USAIS teaches a method of mission analysis and course of action development in total harmony with the Army's current C2 doctrine. Equally important, the Army needs to refine its tactical language to provide commanders necessary means to express their concept of operation to subordinates in a concise and clear manner. (KR)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 02, 1989
- Accession Number
- ADB135628
Entities
People
- Robert J. Tezza
Organizations
- United States Army Command and General Staff College