An Army in Transition

摘要

There is no mistaking that our Army is in a period of transition. Decreases in military spending and reduction of future force levels all indicate a restructuring Army. The Army could reach endstrength levels not seen since before World War Ⅱ. Leaner times will be challenging, and yet reduction in size will not equate to a reduction in readiness. In fact, a smaller force - highly trained and prepared for the next mission - must be better than its larger predecessor. Armor and cavalry forces will remain adaptive and agile through this transition as we seek to continually improve our mission effectiveness. As leaders, we must complement our focus on high-quality home-station training with meaningful and quality leader development and education programs as we prepare for current and future operations.