Army Transformation and the Role of Tables of Distribution and Allowances

摘要

The adage "generals always fight the last war" reveals the Army's propensity to focus on how things were done in the past. This adage is traditionally associated with the strategy and tactics of warfighting, but it also can and must be applied to the process of force management. The role of force management and its influence on military readiness, organizational requirements, and capabilities should be focused on the total force. The arrangement, allocation, and documentation of manpower, personnel, and equipment must change with the current environment, which means that old institutional paradigms must evolve or be discarded.