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11/16/2009

Army Trains Officers for the Future: For War, Peace, and Everything in Between - Read more ...
What will the U.S. Army be like in 2020? Not even the Army’s own strategic planners know the answer. That is why every general who is asked about the future will tell you that the Army is grooming its leaders to be “adaptive.” But what does that really mean? That is the topic we tackle in detail in the December issue of National Defense. In an exclusive report from Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, Army officers explain what it means to prepare for war, peace and everything in between . Another major ingredient in officer training is language and cultural education. To learn about foreign cultures , the Army is hiring native “role-players,” some of whom served in the Iraqi and Afghan militaries before coming to the United States. At Ft. Polk, La., a special brigade of trainers is on track to produce 6,000 advisors per year, who will train Iraqi and Afghan forces in the coming months. Today’s complex operations are forcing rapid changes in Army training. Officials are updating training programs for what the Army calls “hybrid wars” -- a combination of low- and high-end combat. One of the major challenges in hybrid wars is roadside bombs. To prepare troops for mine-infested combat zones, the Army is now creating digital reenactments of IED attacks.
Posted at 10:29 AM by Sandra Erwin | Permalink | Email this Post | Comments (1)

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Re: Army Trains Officers for the Future: For War, Peace, and Everything in Between - Read more ...

sandra, this hits on some of what we were talking about y'day re: language and culture .... i think/i hope we're looking back a little, to a time when an officer, indeed, needed to be "adaptive" and was warrior/diplomat/counselor/teacher, etc. ... whatever happened to LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS in our country - and the goodness of a liberal education (as opposed to SO much emphasis on technology)?

p.s. an an ICAF grad, appreciate very much NDIA's blog initiative in addition to the other good things you do on america's behalf ...
keith oliver at 11/21/2009 10:00 AM

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