Accession Number:

ADA331851

Title:

Unification of the Armed Forces.

Descriptive Note:

Master's thesis 4 Aug 96-6 Jun 97,

Corporate Author:

ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS

Personal Author(s):

• Jacobs, Ronald, Jr

Report Date:

1997-06-07

Pagination or Media Count:

100.0

Abstract:

This study investigates the desirability of unifying the U.S. Armed Forces into a joint military service. As the U.S. reshapes and downsizes its armed forces for the future, the primary purpose continues to be support for joint operations and a modernization strategy that focuses on increased capabilities. The organization realignment, initiated by the Goldwater-Nichols Department of Defense Act of 1986, forced the armed services to increase joint union and cooperation. However, an over-critical hypothesis suggests that Goldwater-Nichols failed to adequately establish newly defined roles, missions, functions, and failed to properly initiate a future organization for the armed forces in a joint environment. The roles, missions, functions, and service organizations were used to highlight the similarities and differences of the U.S. Armed Forces. The Canadian Forces were also used as a comparison to give prominence to the similarities and differences of an integrated and unified military service.

Descriptors:

• *JOINT MILITARY ACTIVITIES
• *ORGANIZATIONAL REALIGNMENT
• MILITARY FORCES(UNITED STATES)
• COMBAT READINESS
• INTEROPERABILITY
• THESES
• MILITARY CAPABILITIES
• MILITARY PLANNING
• MILITARY ORGANIZATIONS

Subject Categories:

• Military Forces and Organizations
• Military Operations, Strategy and Tactics

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE