Internationalization is becoming a pervasive feature of military life. Therefore, empirical information on national cultural differences in the military sector is becoming increasingly relevant. One ...way to collect empirical data on this subject is to study value orientations of student officers in military academies. A comparative study based on this idea is reported in this article. The results indicate that national differences between the student populations of military academies are as large as in the civilian sector. At the same time it emerges that one international military culture exists. Compared to the civilian sector, this international military culture in general is institutional and bureaucratic. However, in some nations the military culture, as measured in academies, is far more bureaucratic and institutional than in others. The article ends with a discussion of managerial implications and suggestions for further research.
The behavior of 277 JROTC students on selected character traits was compared to the behavior of 200 non-JROTC students. The behavior of JROTC students was more positive on all 16 character traits ...measured by the survey. The authors concluded that a good character education curriculum can change character traits. Another factor believed to play a role was because all students volunteer for the program and are willing to accept the guidance of instructors and upperclass students.
Sapper Leader Course History Cymerman, Joseph A; Golinghorst, Kevin R
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...the project focuses on creating systems to ensure the ongoing maintenance of Sapper history. In 1985, Captain Michael J. Grove, the officer in charge of the first Sapper class, wrote an article ...about the success and scope of the Sapper Leader Course from the perspective of a company commander roughing it next to his own platoon sergeants, platoon leaders, and team leaders.11 The effort also uncovered personal 1987 correspondence from Lieutenant General David E. Grange (Retired) to Secretary of the Army John O. Marsh, Jr., with an appraisal of the course.
This chapter explores the formal introduction of Thucydides at the US Naval War College in 1972 as part of the wider renegotiation within the US military of its attitude toward higher professional ...military education (PME) in the post World War II era. The shortcomings of the United States’ highly kinetic, technical, and materially focused approach in Vietnam, driven in part by the adherence to systems analysis in the civilian leadership, led to a costly perception of warfare as a measurable science, prosecutable – and winnable – by sound calculation. The return to Thucydides in particular and history in general at the Naval War College represented a repudiation of this overly “scientific” approach to warfare. The new Strategy and Policy Curriculum at Newport, with Thucydides as its flagship module, hailed a more tentative, considered approach to educating officers, on whom the chance and uncertainty of warfare at the highest strategic level were impressed.
In November 1945, President Harry S. Truman appointed Dwight David Eisenhower as the chief of staff of the army. In that job, he played a large part in issues relating to the demobilization and ...reorganization of the army, the building of the postwar national security structure, and the strategic posture of the United States for what would become the Cold War with the Soviet Union. As chief of staff of the army, Eisenhower contributed to and oversaw many of the postwar reforms. There is some truth to the prevailing view of Eisenhower as spectator, but as his views on the Cold War hardened, so too did his perspectives on the diplomatic and military approaches to the Soviet threat. As his career went on, Eisenhower came to oppose racial segregation of the army, both for the inefficiency the policy caused during World War II and for the ways the implementation of segregation further degraded black troops.
"JROTC Cadets are committed to upholding the values which made this nation great. We understand that good citizenship is our goal and responsibility, and these are our watchwords. We not only, ...represent our nations past and present, but it's future. JROTC Cadets are ready to earn our place of leadership in our cominunity, the Armed Forces, government, education, business, or as an executive of industry."
In response to threats and instability throughout the globe, military forces around the world, including Canada's, are engaged in transformation. While changes are evident in numerous initiatives, ...certain aspects of the emerging military, such as entry-level soldier leadership training needs, still require full examination. This study attempted to identify potential areas for improvement in soldier training to enhance small unit effectiveness and relevance in today's military environment. I used an online survey and focus groups to engage front line troops and leaders as study participants. The data collected during this study contained the insights of many experienced leaders and incorporated evolving doctrine and theories. A key finding was that present leaders believe soldiers need an expanded skill-set earlier in their career to meet today's challenges. The study concluded that content for basic soldier courses should include both theoretical and practical training on the contemporary operating environment and decision-making.
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