This year, for example, the Force Management Directorate in the Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations and Plans (ODCSOPS) used the Total Army Analysis (TAA)-the computer-assisted method that each year develops the force structure of the Army Planning, Programming and Budgeting System (PPBS)-to project future force requirements for the 1983-87 period. To guide in the ongoing development of this force structure as it responded to the evolving requirements of national strategy, force modernization, budgetary limitations, and other fundamental factors, the Army again employed with increasing effectiveness the sophisticated planning tools it has used in recent years. The twenty-four division force structure, sixteen active and eight reserve component, remained the central element in the Total Army, comprised of all active, reserve, and civilian components. Hence, during the year, the Army-in shaping and altering force structure, devising new and changing old doctrinal concepts, and determining the emphasis and focus of training-concentrated on development of forces capable of mobilization and deployment with a speed and efficiency never hitherto achieved by an American army. The trend of events in Europe and the Third World combined with the requirements of a far-reaching program of force modernization to focus major attention on the key role of rapid mobilization in future conflicts. Army continued in its long-term effort to develop forces with the doctrine and training essential for dealing successfully with whatever contingencies might arise in the support of national policy.
Chapter 3: Force Development, Doctrine, and Training - DAHSUM FY 1980ĭepartment of the Army Historical Summary: FY 1980įorce Development, Doctrine, and Training
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