21st Century U. S. Army Training the Force and Training for Mobilization and War Field Manuals

These U.S. Army field manuals (FM 25-100, 25-5) provide the basic principles of training active and reserve U.S. Army forces. The preface to the manual ?Training the Force? states: ?Training prepares soldiers, leaders, and units to fight and win in combat'the Army's basic mission. ?Training the Force? is the Army's standardized training doctrine applicable throughout the force. It provides the necessary guidelines on how to plan, execute, and assess training at all levels. The manual provides authoritative foundations for individual, leader, and unit training. Individual training must develop soldiers who are proficient in battlefield skills, disciplined, physically tough, and highly motivated. Leader training is an imperative for every echelon; it is an investment in the Army of today and tomorrow. Unit training must prepare our forces for the rigors of the battlefield. The Army must be trained and ready in peacetime to deter war, to fight and control wars that do start, and to terminate wars on terms favorable to US and allied interests. The complex world environment and the sophisticated military capabilities of potential adversaries, to include the Soviet Union, its allies, and a number of well-armed developing nations, have removed the time buffer the United States previously enjoyed that allowed it to mobilize and train to an adequate level of readiness before engaging in combat operations. As recent events have illustrated, our nation's ability to deter attack or act decisively to contain and de-escalate a crisis demands an essentially instantaneous transition from peace to war preparedness. This requires that all leaders in the Army understand, attain, sustain, and enforce high standards of combat readiness through tough, realistic multiechelon combined arms training designed to challenge and develop individuals, leaders, and units.U. S. Department of Defense Staff is the author of '21st Century U. S. Army Training the Force and Training for Mobilization and War Field Manuals', published 2002 under ISBN 9781931828543 and ISBN 1931828547.