APEX SES Orientation

GEN Peter W. Chiarelli

“In structuring and preparing an army for war, you can be clear that you will not get it precisely right, but the important thing is not to be too far wrong, so that you can put it right quickly.”

- Sir Michael Howard

The Army in motion: FY07-FY13

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Strat Move (ACOM, CoE, etc.)BDE/DIV Level MoveBN Level Move

InstallationGTA Activity

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150,000+ soldiers and family members return from overseas1

230,000+ soldiers and family members impacted by GDPR, BRAC, & GTA1 Source: ACSIM/IMCOM Information Brief: Strategic Context, 19Dec07, https://www.us.army.mil/suite/doc/9745463“arrow” data compiled from various sources to include ACP, BRAC, FORSCOM G3 SM

The largest

Transformation

since WWII

Facts- $66B Construction- 743 Projects- 304 installations

affected- 13 BRAC closures- 53 Realignments- 125 new AFRCs- 69,000 Barracks

spaces- 4,100 Family units- 66 CDCs

MODULAR CONVERSION

- 76 BCTs (48 AC / 28 RC (NG))

-  By end of FY11, 48 (AC) BCTs  

- 71 BCTs complete or started. 

- Remaining 5 complete by FY13

GROW THE ARMY

- Growing to 1.1 million (AC-547.4K / NG-358.2K / RC-206K)

- AC and ARNG complete by FY 10. USAR by FY13

- The Army will grow an additional 21 brigades (6 IBCT, 15 Multifunctional and Functional Support Brigades)

ADAPT INSTITUTIONS

- BRAC: complete by 15 Sep 2011

-  All ASCCs will undergo Modular Conversion

-   TRADOC establishing Centers of Excellence (CoE). 

MODERNIZE

- The Future Combat Systems (FCS) is Modernizing effort thru FY30

- Spin outs focused on immediate IBCT FCS integration (FY11) -  Two FBCTs by FY17 (1 FOC / 1 IOC)

ADAPT RC

‘Strategic Reserve’ to an ‘Operational Force’

This will require adaptations to:

       (1) Pre/Post-Mob Training cycles       (2) RC Generating Forces       (3) Incentives for Soldiers, Families, employers       (4) RC Pre-mobilization Equipping Strategies       (5) Facilitate a Continuum of Service       (6) Statutes, Policies and Processes

ADAPT LEADER DEVELOPMENT

- Balance MCO and Irregular Warfare Skills

- Lifelong Learning

- JIIM integration into PME

- Self-evaluation (360 assessments)

- Draw on our experience

- Broaden experiences

- Share experiences (professional dialogue)

- Increase language/cultural proficiency