With the changing World Order and the downsizing of the American military, today’s officer will be increasingly involved in coalition actions. This course’s objective is to analyze the doctrine, force structure, officer development, and wartime practical experience of various countries’ military systems around the globe, both potential coalition partners and potential adversaries. Additionally, we will examine the political, economic, and social influences on each military establishment. First we will establish a model for evaluating the various systems to help determine and compare the capabilities and limitations of each system. The course will briefly look at our other sister services because most American responses in the future will be Joint operations. Then our investigation will focus on selected systems in the Americas, Europe (including Russia), the Middle East, Asia, and Africa. The course will make maximum use of subject matter experts during class lectures.
Lessons
40 @ 55 min (2.500 Att/wk)
Labs
0 @ 0 min
Special requirements
A comparative country study with a 2500-word paper and a class presentation; compensatory time provided.
