Army in Transition: Maintaining the Competitive Edge.

摘要

The United States Army still remains the most powerful land force in the world, but it faces a number of significant changes and complex challenges after a decade at war. The Army is in a period of transition because of the U.S. Military drawdown in Iraq and Afghanistan. If the Army reverts to the same home station practices seen prior to Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom, junior leaders will no longer have the same autonomy to innovate, as they have done over the past 10 years of conflict. The experiences and immense responsibilities that junior officers had while deployed created agile and extremely creative leaders. These skills however will quickly atrophy if changes to how the Army operates within a garrison environment are not made. This large talent pool of junior leaders will shape the Army of the 21st Century -- given the chance.