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General Thoughts: Seventy-Five Years with the Army General Thoughts: L:� e, ....1 \ Seventv� ears with the Armv Writings of General Frederick J. Kroes en United States Army Retired Revised edition 2007 Institute of Land Warfare ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY Arlington, VA 22201-3385 Cover Design Randy Yasenchak Ka rin Varley Technical Support Southeastern Printing and Litho Unless otherwise indicated, photographs are from the Kroesen family's private collection. Originally published as General Thoughts: Seventy Ye ars with the Army, edited by Clayton R. Newell ©2003 by The Association of the United States Army. All rights reserved. Revised Edition General Thoughts: Seventy-five Ye ars with the Army ©2007by The Association of the United States Army. All rights reserved. Institute of Land Warfare ASSOCIATIONOF THEUNITED STATES ARMY 2425 Wilson Boulevard Arlington, Virginia 22201-3385 www.ausa.org Contents Foreword .............................................................................................................................................. v Acknowledgments .............................................................................................................................. W General Thoughts-Seventy-five Ye ars with the Army .................................................................... 1 TheAnny ........................................................................................................................................... 27 Rutgers ROTC Commissioning Ceremony ........................................................................................... 31 The U.S. Army-Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow .............................................................................. 33 Sergeants Major Academy .................................................................................................................. 39 NCOS: Not Only the Backbone But the Vital Nerve System Link ........................................................ 42 It's Time for a Tme Appraisal of the Real Base Force Requirement ................ .................................... 44 Expending the Force ............................................................................................................................ 45 Expending the Force II ......................................... ............................................................................... 46 Expending the Force Ill............................ ........................................ ...................... ; ............................ 4 7 Additional Army EndstrengthNeeded .................................................................................................. 49 The Future of the U.S. Army ............................................................................................................... 50 Transformation .................................................................................................................................... 51 Growing the Army ............................................................................................................................... 54 Leadership ........................................................................................................................................ 57 The Artof Command ................................ .................................................... .. ................................... 60 Command Philosophy: Principles of Leadership ................................................................................... 63 The Future .......................................................................................................................................... 66 "Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death" .................................................................................................. 67 Letter to USAREUR Commanders ............................... .'..................................................................... 68 Force Management .......................................................................................................................... 71 What Is Hollow? ....................................................................................................................... .......... 75 Army Structure: A Primer ............................................... .'.................................................................... 78 Designed for Europe? .......................... ................................................................................................ 81 Preparing for the Long War ................................................................................................................. 81 Drawbacks and Dangers of the "Tiered Manning Policy" .................................................................... 83 Readiness: The Lion in the Fight .......................................................................................................... 86 Force Planning for Today ...................................................................... .............................................. 87 Preparing for War ............................................................................................................................. 8 9 TheNational Military Strategy ..................................................... .................... ................................... 92 More on theNational Military Strategy ................................................................................................ 93 What Should a Command Post Do? ............................................................................. ........ ................ 94 Intelligence: Now a Two-Way Street? ................................................................................................. 98 Motherhood and Combat: Will Protesters Back Policy Shifts? ............................................................ 101 That's Cohesion-C-O-H-E-S-I-O-N ................................................................................................ 102 The Army Role in Space .. .. .. ... .. .... .. .. .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... .... .... .. .. .. .. .... .. .. ... .. .. .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... 103 Whither the Chief of Staff? ............................................................................................................... 104 Jointness ........................................................................................................................................... 106 VII Corps Command Letter............................................................................................................... 108 Army Education ................................................................................................................................. 110 (continued) iii Contents(continued) ConductingWar .............................................................................................................................. 113 A Lecture on War ......... ................................................. .................................................................... 117 No Silver Bullet Can Promise Success in War ..................... ............. ................ ............ .. ............... .... 120 War .................................................................................................................................................. 121 Smart Weapons May Help, But Wars Are Won By Soldiers on the Ground ......... ........... ............. ....... 122 The Most Effective Bet is Still "Boots on the Ground" ........................................ .. ... .......... ... ....... ...... 123 A Long Haul ........ .... .. ......................................................... ................................ ........... ... ........ ........ 124 Ready for War ............................................................................. , .................................................... 125 The Future of Land Warfare: AnOpinion .......................................................................................... 126 The Ultimate Weapon of War ................................................. .............................. ... .. ........................ 129 BumRap .......................................................................................................................................... 131 Women in Combat ...................................................... ....................................................................... 134 Lessons from American Wars ........................................................................................................ 135 The Lessons of Pearl Harbor ....................................................... .... ................................................. 139 The Pitfallsof Settling for Less: Korean War Lessons ....................................................................... 140 Hiep Due: Triumph and Tragedy ........................................................................................................ 143 Our Deployment into the Persian Gulf .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 144 The Persian Gulf Crisis...................................................................................................................... 146 Persian GulfMilitaryStrategy ............... ................... ............ .. ... ......... ....................... ..... ...... .... ... ... .... 148 ARuff-PuffSolution ........................................................................................................................
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