Department of the Army, Historical Summary, Fiscal Year 1996

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Department of the Army
Historical Summary

Fiscal Year 1996

Connie L. Reeves

CENTER OF MILITARY HISTORY
UNITED STATES ARMY
WASHINGTON, D.C., 2002

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

Library of Congress Catalog Card 75-09647561

ISSN 0092-7880

This summary was edited and indexed by Cheryl Morai-Young.

CMH Pub 101-27-1

Contents

Chapter		Page
1.	INTRODUCTION	3
2.	ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT	9
	Organizational Changes	9
	Management and Information Systems	18
3.	BUDGET	31
	Economies and Efficiencies	31
	Budget	39
4.	PERSONNEL	47
	Enlisted Personnel	49
	Officer Personnel	52
	Special Topics	58
5.	FORCE DEVELOPMENT, TRAINING, AND OPERATIONAL FORCES	63
	Blueprint for the Future	63
	Force Development	64
	Training	67
	Deployed Operational Forces	72
	Military Intelligence	79
	Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Issues	81
	Theater Missile Defense	82
6.	RESERVE FORCES	83
	Force Structure	83
	Strength and Personnel Management	87
	Training and Readiness	91
	Mobilization	93
	Reserve Component Support to Civil Authorities	97
	Equipment and Maintenance	98
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Chapter		Page
7.	LOGISTICS	101
	Management and Planning	101
	Maintenance	104
	Sustainment	105
	Security Assistance	109
	Research, Development, and Acquisition	111
8.	SUPPORT SERVICES	119
	Morale, Welfare, and Recreation	119
	Health and Medical	123
	Army Chaplaincy	124
	Army Pay	125
	Army Housing	125
	Army Safety Program	127
	Army Career and Alumni Program	127
	Army and Air Force Exchange Services	128
	Command Information	128
	Army Postal Operations	129
	Army Sports Program	129
	Army Band Operations	130
9.	SPECIAL FUNCTIONS	131
	Construction, Facilities, and Real Property	131
	Environmental Protection	135
	Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization	138
	Legal Affairs	138
	Inspector General Activities	145
10.	CONCLUSION	147
	GLOSSARY	153
	APPENDIX: ORGANIZATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
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Tables

No.		Page
1.	FY 96 Appropriation	40
2.	FY 96 Retention Rates	48
3.	FY 96 Army Nondeployable Personnel	49
4.	FY 96 Active Army Enlisted Personnel	49
5.	FY 94-96 Non-Prior-Service Accession	50
6.	FY 94-96 Percentage of Armed Forces Qualification Test	51
7.	FY 96 Active Army Officer Personnel	53
8.	FY 96 Active Army Officer Accessions	53
9.	FY 96 Officer Promotion Rates	55
10.	FY 96 Active Army Joint Officer Promotion Rates	57
11.	FY 96 Active Army Officer Promotion Rates	58
12.	FY 96 Equipment Fielded to the Army National Guard	99
13.	FY 96 Fully Mission-Capable Rates	105
14.	FY 96 Fully Mission-Capable Status of Weapons Systems	106
15.	FY 96 Fully Mission-Capable Status of Separate Line Items	. 106
16.	FY 96 Monthly Average Order-Ship Time (January-September)	107
17.	FY 96 RETROEUR Program	107
18.	FY 91-96 Army Foreign Military Sales	110
19.	FY 96 Army Family Housing Construction Program Funding	126
20.	FY 96 Army Family Housing Construction Projects Funded	126
21.	FY 96 Requests for Corps of Engineers Construction Support	132
22.	FY 92-96 Courts-Martial and Nonjudicial Punishment	139
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Last Updated 3 October 2003