A Solid Case for Pentagon Reorganization

Publication Date: May 1986

Publisher: Heritage Foundation (Washington, D.C.)

Author(s): Kim R. Holmes

Research Area: Military and defense

Keywords: National security

Type: Report

Abstract:

Military reform is no green light to cut defense spending. Change for its own sake or attacks by anti-military critics on weapon systems are not genuine military reform. Rather, military reform should be made with the express purpose of improving combat effectiveness and cultivating a tradition of excellence in the ranks of U.S. combat forces. In short, it should focus on the very purpose of combat forces, which is to fight and win U.S. wars.