Preparation of Leaders to Make Decisions in Peacekeeping Operations.

摘要

This monograph examines how well the Army currently prepares its officers for decision-making for one aspect of the full spectrum, peacekeeping by utilizing original survey data of United States Army majors. Areas investigated include personal confidence in decision-making of various types, amount of training and education received in peace operations, and assessments of Army preparations of leaders from lieutenant through major, etc. Conclusions from this data indicate that current Army policies and practices do not prepare army officers adequately for decision-making in peace operations. The surveyed majors assessed that the Army adequately prepares leaders for decision-making in combat operations but not in peace operations. Officers receive insignificant amounts of training and education in peace operations unless alerted for a mission. Moreover, the further that the environment of the decision diverges from the combat tactical, the less prepared those soldiers are to make an effective decision.