Military Organization
Jones International University
James P. Lewis
Military Organization
BC345: Organizational Communication
Instructor: Dr. Loretta Jenkins
Assignment Due Date: 3/8/2014
My choice is easy because, how can you not choose one of the greatest forces on this earth the US Military. I will emphasize more on the US Army because that is who I work for now. I did serve sometime in the US Air Force for the first part of my career, five years’ worth.
The Army, as one of the three military departments (Army, Navy and Air Force) reporting to theDepartment of Defense, is composed of two distinct and equally important components: the active component and the reserve components. The reserve components are the United States Army Reserve and the Army National Guard. (www.army.mil)
Regardless of component, The Army conducts both operational and institutional missions. The operational Army consists of numbered armies, corps, divisions, brigades, and battalions that conduct full spectrum operations around the world. (Operational Unit Diagram and descriptions) The institutional Army supports the operational Army. Institutional organizations provide the infrastructure necessary to raise, train, equip, deploy, and ensure the readiness of all Army forces. The training base provides military skills and professional education to every Soldier as well as members of sister services and allied forces. It also allows The Army to expand rapidly in time of war. The industrial base provides world-class equipment and logistics for The Army. Army installations provide the power-projection platforms required to deploy land forces promptly to support combatant commanders. Once those forces are deployed, the institutional Army provides the logistics needed to support them.
Without the institutional Army, the operational Army cannot function. Without the operational Army, the institutional Army has no
James P. Lewis
Military Organization
BC345: Organizational Communication
Instructor: Dr. Loretta Jenkins
Assignment Due Date: 3/8/2014
My choice is easy because, how can you not choose one of the greatest forces on this earth the US Military. I will emphasize more on the US Army because that is who I work for now. I did serve sometime in the US Air Force for the first part of my career, five years’ worth.
The Army, as one of the three military departments (Army, Navy and Air Force) reporting to theDepartment of Defense, is composed of two distinct and equally important components: the active component and the reserve components. The reserve components are the United States Army Reserve and the Army National Guard. (www.army.mil)
Regardless of component, The Army conducts both operational and institutional missions. The operational Army consists of numbered armies, corps, divisions, brigades, and battalions that conduct full spectrum operations around the world. (Operational Unit Diagram and descriptions) The institutional Army supports the operational Army. Institutional organizations provide the infrastructure necessary to raise, train, equip, deploy, and ensure the readiness of all Army forces. The training base provides military skills and professional education to every Soldier as well as members of sister services and allied forces. It also allows The Army to expand rapidly in time of war. The industrial base provides world-class equipment and logistics for The Army. Army installations provide the power-projection platforms required to deploy land forces promptly to support combatant commanders. Once those forces are deployed, the institutional Army provides the logistics needed to support them.
Without the institutional Army, the operational Army cannot function. Without the operational Army, the institutional Army has no
References: http://www.army.mil/info/organization/ Staples, Steven, 2000, The Relationship Between Globalization and Militarism, Social Justice Magazine Vol. 27, No. 4