How to Expand the Military Given the Current Drawdown
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To allow the possibility for expansion, the Army must identify the criteria for the exceptional level of troop draw-down. It should cut it down to the bare minimum and then measure if it can or cannot operate at that level. It must focus on the changes in Total Force, increase the job requirements for incoming recruits, cut conventional programs outside the traditional budget trends (i.e. marketing and advertising, recruiting stations in place of mass advertisement), commit innovative ways to prioritize Mobile Training Teams (MTT) to supplement for loss of training due to budget constraints, and finally develop an Army three-tier organization, centralizing on the ‘specialized’ Soldier.
First, the Army should change the standards in which the Total Force operates by developing a new doctrine and mission statement for the National Guard and Reserves. If we identify new requirements in those components of the Army, it can evenly share the eleven missions for the “Priorities for the 21st Century Defense” and allow the Active Duty component more flexibility in top mission demands. Second, the Army should follow the blueprint of the Navy and Air Force by examining the entry-level requirements for a Soldier requesting a specific job (i.e. must have specific civilian/military job experience and educational background, similar to bachelor’s, master’s, or technical certificate). This will spread the knowledge and experience throughout all branches of the Army and allow those specialties to manage the training in preparation for increased Soldiers. Third, if the demand on the amount of Soldiers that join is decreased, proportionally, the budget on public relations should be decreased as well. To further explain, all the departments involved in promoting the Army should be drastically cut from the budget. The departure of departments in marketing, advertising, and even recruiting stations could become significantly lucrative. Fourth, the Army should replace the...
First, the Army should change the standards in which the Total Force operates by developing a new doctrine and mission statement for the National Guard and Reserves. If we identify new requirements in those components of the Army, it can evenly share the eleven missions for the “Priorities for the 21st Century Defense” and allow the Active Duty component more flexibility in top mission demands. Second, the Army should follow the blueprint of the Navy and Air Force by examining the entry-level requirements for a Soldier requesting a specific job (i.e. must have specific civilian/military job experience and educational background, similar to bachelor’s, master’s, or technical certificate). This will spread the knowledge and experience throughout all branches of the Army and allow those specialties to manage the training in preparation for increased Soldiers. Third, if the demand on the amount of Soldiers that join is decreased, proportionally, the budget on public relations should be decreased as well. To further explain, all the departments involved in promoting the Army should be drastically cut from the budget. The departure of departments in marketing, advertising, and even recruiting stations could become significantly lucrative. Fourth, the Army should replace the...