Where is the Battle-Line for Supply Contractors

摘要

The combat commander demands to know when and where his logistical support will happen. He has the need to know this for ensured success on the battlefield. As the environment of the military changes to a military reliant on modern technology, using private industry's ideas and innovations to better field the force, the importance of maintaining this visibility of battlefield logistics becomes greater. The military system is based on doctrine which is followed by every soldier on the battlefield. The movement to incorporate civilian agencies into the operations of the military does not address their requirement to follow this doctrine. It must always be remembered that the goals of the military and of civilian agencies are different. The military has to train, equip and fight the wars, while commercial agencies goals, particularly supply agencies, are to support the customer while ensuring a profitable operation. Taking advantage of this desire to support the customer and using the commercial agencies as a support base is a great step toward success in the military, it is just a step which must be monitored so as not to encounter a mine.