Noncommissioned Officers are administrative managers, drill sergeants, and the enforcer of discipline. With technological revolution continuing to sweep over the Army with growing lethality weapons, the NCO’s combat leadership role is being...
The post-cold war era has seen a significant rise in the number of intra-state conflicts. At the same time the United Nations remains committed to operations that prevent, limit, or reduce the damage and suffering caused by such conflicts. As the...
Since 1925, Iranian governments purposefully shaped the Iranian national identity in an attempt to socially prioritize membership in nationalist and religious social groups, over others such as ethnicity or profession. Further, successive Iranian...
Guy, Ian D.; Teo, See Keong; Hall, Ronald V.; Dore, Roland J.; Hutton, Thomas
Noncommissioned Officers of the past needed only to ensure Soldiers received the proper training to perform the sole functions of their MOS. In the 21stCentury, army transformation mandates a future NCO Corps with a culture that is capable and...
The drug war in Mexico is entering its fourth year as of 2011. The level of violence has spread throughout Mexico raising doubts as to Mexico's ability to win and assert its State authority. The violence in the Northern part of Mexico causes...
This monograph addresses whether current peace enforcement doctrine (the threat or use of force to compel compliance, in order to maintain or restore peace and support political settlement) is inclusive of historical (ancient) principles. By...
This monograph examines various campaign planning considerations for peace enforcement operations. Peace enforcement, which is the use of military force to either restore or compel peace, is becoming more prevalent, particularly as the United...
Thesis Statement: Many believe the need for an educated and responsible NCO is a current phenomenon. But if one looks at the history of our Army, one can see that leaders of the past also recognized the need of a stronger NCO Corps. Today’s NCO...
This thesis examines a possible leadership tool the U.S. Air Force could create to develop junior noncommissioned officers (NCOs) into more effective supervisors. The end-state of this analysis is to identify the reasons there is a demand for this...
Reconciliation remains an elusive concept in both domestic and international contexts as well as academic and governmental contexts. The military role in reconciliation remains even more elusive. As such, this monograph seeks to clarify what the...
Enlisted and officer marriages became a very touchy situation during the late 1990's. AR600-20 was changed to ensure officer and enlisted marriages were not condoned and securing an atmosphere of decline. This situation has changed the military...
The birth of our Army is the starting point of the long, proud history of the Noncommissioned Officer Corps. Since the beginning, the Noncommissioned Officer has had a continuously increasing level of responsibility placed upon his/her shoulders....
Today’s NCO has a greater responsibility in decision making then in the past and this trend is destined to continue. The historical split between the educated, aristocratic Officer Corp and the NCO was as definite as the sun and the moon. For...
United States. Army. Engineer Center and Fort Leonard Wood.
The Guidon came into being as a weekly publication in 1966 under the title Fort Leonard Wood Guidon. Between 1966 and 1987 the title was simplified to Guidon before becoming Essayons in 1988. The name reverted back to Guidon in 1999. It has been...
The United States must revise and fully implement its homeland defense strategy, in particular, at the Southwest border. The nation's security strategy and defense doctrine now recognize a broader range of threats not only to the national security...
Military support to law enforcement agencies is a key piece of solving the problem that exists along the southwestern border. Military support along the southwestern border has existed since the initial westward expansion of the United States....
Ongoing operations in Iraq and Afghanistan have underscored the necessity of conventional military forces to adequately prepare for stability and reconstruction operations (SRO) in the aftermath of major combat operations (MCO). In the case of...
Threats to peace, violations of security and challenges to world order, which led to the creation of the United Nations (UN) in 1945 will continue. States and state-like entities will continue to approach the UN with their grievances. The...
This monograph considers expanding the U.S. Army using non-citizens to man new units. Both the French Foreign Legion and British Brigade of Gurkhas provide useful examples of the types of forces needed by the United States to preserve American...
As some projections indicate, over 90% of the U.S. Army's future operations will be what many refer to as low intensity conflict. A significant portion of these operations will be either peacekeeping or peace enforcement operations. Recognizing the...