Military Training And Leader Development Program

The Army accomplishes this mission by executing Title 10 and Title 32 United States Code directives, to include organizing, equipping, and training forces for the conduct of prompt and sustained combat operations on land. In doing so, the Army accomplishes missions assigned by the President, Secretary of Defense and combatant commanders, and transforming the future. The planning function of management ensures the mission is always the objective along with orders from the Commander In Chief.

In 2012, General Dempsey states “Mission Command is fundamentally a learned behavior to be imprinted into the DNA of a profession of arms.” The way Mission Command has evolved through the past years is indicative to the US Military adjusting to a new threat. The concept of Mission Command is not new, what is important is how General Dempsey states “Education in the fundamental principles of mission command must begin at the start of service and be progressively more challenging..” The General emphasizes the need for education at the start of the individual’s service. Additionally, this highlights the United States Army’s doctrinal adjustment to the new threat. During the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, the US faced an enemy whose creativity and adaptability are two of its greatest assets. The fast-paced situation changes in both of those AOs required tactical level leadership maintain the autonomy to “exercise disciplined initiative.” This type of initiative historically leads to mission success, specifically in fast-paced situations where a key to success is forcing the enemy to react.

Landpower is defined as the ability to gain, sustain, and exploit control over land, resources, and people. The United States Army is so successful because they insert troops into the conflicting nations and don’t pull them out until they decide that the nation is stable and able to operate on its own. The roles of the Army are prevent, shape, and win. The Army prevents conflict in a nation by having a force that is trustworthy and made up of combat ready forces that can act swiftly when the time comes. The Army also has to stand ready to help defend other nation’s forces if they were to come in conflict at any time. The Army also has to shape the partnering nations by helping to train them so they can defend themselves. The last role is to win, and do so successfully against any opposing force. This can sometimes be the most difficult because it is face to face with the opponents and uses lethal means. The Army mission comes from the congress and laws governing the Armed Forces. The Army is a part of the Armed Forces as well as a profession. Not only does the Army carry out the missions given to them by the Commander in Chief but everyone has a job they have to do in order for the rest of the mission to flow smoothly. The Army relies on trust between soldiers and also the trust between soldiers and their leaders. The mission cannot be completed if there is not trust between everyone working together as a team. Other forms of trust include that between

It is the Army’s primary mission to organize, train, and equip forces to conduct prompt and sustained land combat operations (ADRP 6-0, 1-1). To accomplish its mission, the Army utilizes its concept of unified land operations. Unified Land Operations, applicable to all Army operations is the seizing, retaining, and exploiting the initiative to gain and maintain a position of relative advantage. Such advantage provides a structure to prevent or deter conflict, prevail in war, and create the conditions for a favorable conflict resolution (ADP 3-0, p. 9). Critical thinking

According to the U.S. Army website, its primary mission is "to fight and win our Nation's wars by providing prompt, sustained land dominance across the full range of military operations and conflict in support of combatant commanders" (2012). This includes preserving the peace, security and defense of the United States and its Commonwealths, possessions and occupied areas; supporting national policies; implementing national objectives; overcoming any nations carrying out aggressive acts against the United States; and accomplishing missions assigned by the President, Secretary of Defense and combatant commanders. Institutional Army organizations provide the

Just as the the Navy is subject to the provisions of Title 10, under the Secretary of the Navy, the Army under the Secretary of the Army is responsible for the functions prescribed in detail in DODD 5100.01; Functions of the Department of Defense and Its Major Components. This document designates Army as the Nation’s principal land force to conduct military engagement and security cooperation; deter aggression and violence, and compel enemy behavioral change or compliance. The Army will do this by contributing forces through a rotational, cyclical readiness model that provides a predictable and sustainable supply of modular forces to the Combatant Commands, and has forces designated to provide a surge capacity for unexpected contingencies.

Force management plays a key role in the Army's fighting ability and Army Operating Concept as referenced in the article by General Perkins on the Multi-Domain Battle. Force management supports the function of the Army Operating concept by requiring long-range planning of forces and personnel to adapt and keep our advantage of highly trained personnel. As we have seen through the past several years after the sequestration, this portion of the Army Operating Concept is vital and has far-reaching effects. The Army Operating Concept focuses on the next 6-18 years of how the Army will focus and implement full spectrum operations on land (Army War Coll Carlisle Barracks PA, 2011, p. 49). Knowing and refining the required capabilities

Society has many expectations from military officers, but they can be summed up into one generalization: win the Nation’s wars while simultaneously returning Soldiers home to their loved ones. In order to achieve this, officers must accomplish a multitude of responsibilities which include implementing relevant training that stays aligned with changing requirements, establish policy while managing risks and resources, and making informed decisions that are relevant to mission success. Taking on these challenges and ultimately being responsible for my Unit’s success or failure is why I want to become a military officer.

In May, the Army released its updated Army Vision, Strategic Advantage in a Complex World, to be the intellectual foundation for its efforts to prevent conflict, shape security environments, and win wars. That followed the October release of the new Army Operating Concept, Win in a Complex World, which discusses how warfighting capabilities combine to fulfill larger missions — that is, how future Army forces, as part of joint, interorganizational, and multinational efforts, will operate to accomplish campaign objectives and protect U.S. national interests. Force 2025 and Beyond, in turn, shapes the comprehensive effort necessary to achieve the capabilities envisioned in the Army Operating Concept.

When planning for joint operations, Commanders must include all services and multinational partners to promote understanding. A joint force that understands the capabilities and limitations among the force builds trust across the force.

To respond to these threats the Army will have to promote reginal security through regionally aligned forces and special forces. This promotes assurance of allies and deterrence for advisories. The Army will also have to maintain the capacity to deploy globally through rapid deployments that will achieve strategic objectives. Additionally the Army must be able to accomplish its mission worldwide while still being able to defend and mitigate crisis in the United States.

U.S. Army Doctrinal Publication (ADP) 3-0, Unified Land Operations, provides the basis for Army support of unified action by governmental and non-governmental entities through land operations. Army forces wage regular and irregular warfare against both conventional and hybrid threats via synchronized offensive, defensive, and stability operations, or defense support of civil authorities. Through Decisive Action, the Army the Army conducts warfare against conventional and/or hybrid threats, regardless of any joint doctrinal definition of irregular warfare.

According to the Chief of Staff of the Army, GEN Ray Odierno our country’s most recent set of conflicts have made it clear the Army needs to expand their levels of cultural and regional awareness through all units. (Odierno 2012) The Army has decided to answer this problem by creating a regionally aligning forces (RAF) strategy to focus units on a particular geographic region. Brigades, Divisions, Corps, and support forces will focus on a specific region within their normal training program and focus their unit’s scope with cultural training and language familiarization. This redesign will theoretically provide increased support to the Combatant Commands and capitalize on the current Total Force concept to team up the Active, Guard and

“Jointness implies cross-Service combination wherein the capability of the joint force is understood to be synergistic, with the sum greater than its parts (the capability of individual components). The joint force is a values based organization. The character, professionalism, and values of our military leaders have proven to be vital for operational success.” [JP-1 pg ix]

The world is a complex changing environment. Due to globalization, we as a nation are more interconnected with the world around us and are affected by other nations. In the 21st century, we have witnessed the rise of a new enemy, motivated by religious ideology, which is waging a war that cannot be won through traditional means. If the United States Army wants to win in this changing environment, there needs to be focused, sustained and collaborative efforts that unify capabilities across war fighting functions to address the needs of the new world to accomplish the mission. The Army does this by asking questions that will help to shape the future force. These questions come from the Army Warfighting Challenges (AWFCs) which is a framework