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Military Officer offers another in its series of professional-
interest features — an interview with the army chief of staff —
to keep you up-to-date on what’s happening in today’s military.
s you know, one of Mili- finished teaching 225,000
A
tary Officer’s purposes is soldiers additional skills
to serve the professional more relevant to insurgency
interests of Moaa’s mem- operations; and it was about
bership. Whether you’re halfway finished with the
actively serving, retired and in a second ca- largest rebasing of the army
reer, or fully retired, you’re probably quite since World War ii.
interested in how our nation’s military forc- casey also discusses the
es are structured and how they’re evolving effect of the new environ-
to meet the new strategic environment. ment on the army’s most
one way we keep you informed is precious resource — its
through our continuing series of Moaa- people. He says the army
exclusive interviews with senior officers needs units organized to
of the uniformed services. We try to rotate serve in rotational cycles like
regularly among the services and give equal the Navy and Marine corps
time to all. in the october Military Officer, so deployment can meet both
we spoke with the chief of naval operations current demands and be
to hear his plans for the future Navy. this available for unexpected con-
month, we focus on one of our nation’s land tingencies. to sustain a rotational force
forces — the U.S. army. our story “adapting will mean achieving two years of dwell
the army,” page 52, discusses the army’s time for every year an active duty soldier
current challenges and future plans. is deployed and double that for reserve-
“We are so weighed down by our cur- component servicemembers by 2011.
rent commitments that we can’t do the these changes will prepare the army for
things we know we need to do to sustain a world in which the character of conflict
the all-volunteer force for the long haul,” will be different than in the last century.
says Gen. George W. casey Jr., army “for 60 years, the organizing principle of
chief of staff. casey says sustaining an all- DoD has been major combat operations,”
volunteer army thrown “out of balance” says casey. “While we can never turn our
by worldwide obligations is the service’s back on those completely, i believe versatil-
greatest challenge. ity is a more important organizing principle
But casey has a plan to get the army than major combat operations.”
back in balance by 2011 to handle all its
missions. the plan is on track, he says.
for example, through July the army was
85-percent finished converting its 300 bri-
gades to modular units; it was two-thirds — col. Warren S. Lacy, USA-ret.
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