Accession Number:

ADA479338

Title:

Comprehensive Regional Expertise in the United States Army

Descriptive Note:

Monograph

Corporate Author:

ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS SCHOOL OF ADVANCED MILITARY STUDIES

Personal Author(s):

• Meyer, Gregory C.

Report Date:

2007-03-23

Pagination or Media Count:

58.0

Abstract:

The Department of Defense acknowledged the importance of language and cultural expertise with the approval and dissemination of the Defense Language Transformation Roadmap in February 2005 and Department of Defense Directive 3000.05 in November 2005. Unfortunately, both documents fall short of establishing an all-encompassing and prescriptive approach for harnessing the power of comprehensive regional expertise. Nevertheless, this recognition sets the conditions for establishing a military force that can proactively influence people, gain trust and confidence, and facilitate peace and stability while maintaining the ability to conduct war. It is vital for todays United States Army professional to develop, train, and maintain language and cultural expertise analogous with other fundamental soldier skills. As the United States continues to compete with multiple state, non-state, regional, and internal stakeholders to secure positive influence over people and finite resources, and to prevent instability around the globe, it is imperative that the United States Army develop, integrate, and maintain comprehensive regional, linguistic, and cultural expertise.

Descriptors:

• *DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
• *SKILLS
• *ARMY TRAINING
• *FOREIGN LANGUAGES
• *ORGANIZATIONAL REALIGNMENT
• *POSTWAR OPERATIONS
• *CROSS CULTURE(SOCIOLOGY)
• STABILITY
• CIVIL WAR(UNITED STATES)
• OPERATIONS OTHER THAN WAR
• AMERICAN INDIANS
• CIVIL AFFAIRS
• PROFICIENCY
• MILITARY HISTORY
• CASE STUDIES
• ARMY PERSONNEL

Subject Categories:

• Sociology and Law
• Humanities and History
• Linguistics
• Military Forces and Organizations

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE