Department of the Army Historical Summary Fiscal Year 1988

Department of the Army Historical Summary - Fiscal Year 1988

Department of the Army
Historical Summary

Fiscal Year 1988

Compiled by

William Joe Webb

Edited by

Cheryl Morai-Young

CENTER OF MILITARY HISTORY
UNITED STATES ARMY
WASHINGTON, D.C., 1993

The Library of Congress has cataloged
this serial publication as follows:

Library of Congress Catalog Card 75-647561

ISSN 0092-7880

CMH Pub 101-20

Chapter	..	Page
1.	INTRODUCTION	3
2.	STAFFING	13
..	Recruitment and Retention	13
	Personnel Management	18
	Stability and Cohesion	25
	Quality of Life	28
	Women in the Army	33
	Civilian Personnel	35
3.	TRAINING	39
..	Individual Training	40
	Training Facilities and Devices	42
	Field Exercises	45
	Reserve Component Training	50
4.	MODERNIZING AND EQUIPPING THE ARMY	55
..	Close Operations	56
	Deep Operations	59
	Rear Operations	62
	Soldier Support	68
	Strategic Defense	70
	Manpower and Personnel Integration Program	71
5.	MOBILIZING, DEPLOYING, AND SUSTAINING THE ARMY	73
..	Mobilization	73
	Deployment	76
	Sustainment	78
6.	STRUCTURING THE FORCE	83
...	Divisions	84
	Special Operations Forces	86
	Other Reserve Component Actions	87
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Chapter	...	Page
7.	ORGANIZATION, MANAGEMENT, AND BUDGET	91
...	Organization	91
	Management Acquisition	95
	Management Information	96
	Management Resources	99
	Budget	104
8.	SPECIAL FUNCTIONS	107
...	Civil Works	107
	Regulatory Activities	109
	Support to Other U.S. Agencies and Foreign Governments	110
9.	SUMMARY	115
	GLOSSARY	125
...
...	APPENDIX : Organization of the Department of the Army	(inside back cover)

	Tables
1.	FY 88 Enlisted Personnel Strength	14
2.	NCO-ER Transition	20
3.	Army Budget	106
4.	Security Assistance Funds, FY 88	113

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