from fighting alongside the Allied powers in World War I , and he urged Eisenhower to learn all he could about fighting wars with alliances . 32
Conclusion
With more soldiers reading , thinking , and writing on its challenges and future , the Army could witness breakthroughs in military thinking and innovation just as the German army ( Reichswehr ) did a century ago . During the period between World Wars I and II , the German Army was able to reform itself and develop combined arms doctrine in large part because its chief of staff , Hans Von Seeckt , dedicated ten percent of the Officer Corps to studying and writing about World War I . According to Williamson Murray , Hans Von Seeckt tasked over four hundred officers with combat experience ( roughly 10 percent of Germany ’ s downsized Officer Corps of four thousand , who were organized into different committees ) to study and write about World War I doctrine and tactics , as well as future war ; “ the result was the extraordinary Army Regulation 487 ‘ Leadership and Battle with Combined Arms .’” 33 This regulation ( published from 1921-1923 ) changed the focus of German doctrine from defensive to offensive maneuver , and it emphasized decentralization and initiative — key tenets of mission command . 34 In his insightful article titled “ Read , Think , Write , and Publish ,” Adm . Jim Stavridis argues that the U . S . military will benefit similarly if more service members study , write , and publish on the myriad of contemporary challenges facing their institutions and the joint force . 35
The U . S . Army will continue to prioritize and invest in soldier education and training . As the institution seeks and implements innovative ways to educate soldiers , it should also continue to look for ways it can maximize returns on the investments it has made . Emphasizing that soldiers write more and better in their daily operations , as well as professionally , is a way for the Army to maximize returns — in the form of increased soldier competence , innovation , and critical thinking — on its investments in education .
Notes
Epigraph . Jim Stavridis , “ Read , Think , Write , and Publish ,” Proceedings 134 , no . 8 / 1,266 ( August 2008 ), accessed 25 October 2016 , http :// www . usni . org / magazines / proceedings / 2008-08 / read-think-write-and-publish .
1 . Daniel A . Dailey , Raymond T . Odierno , and John M . McHugh , “ The Army University Proclamation ” ( July 2015 ), accessed 31 October 2016 , http :// armyu . army . mil / sites / default / files / documents / ArmyU % 20Proclamation . pdf .
2 . U . S . Army Training and Doctrine Command ( TRADOC ) Pamphlet ( TP ) 525-3-1 , The U . S . Army Operating Concept : Win in a Complex World ( Fort Eustis , VA : TRADOC , 31 October , 2014 ), accessed 25 October 2016 , http :// www . tradoc . army . mil / tpubs / pams / TP525-3-1 . pdf .
3 . Army Regulation 25-50 , Preparing and Managing Correspondence ( Washington , DC : U . S . Government Publishing Office [ GPO ], 17 May 2015 ), 6 , accessed 25 October 2016 , http :// www . apd . army . mil / Search / ePubsSearch / ePubsSearch- DownloadPage . aspx ? docID = 0902c85180010e59 .
4 . Department of the Army Pamphlet 600-67 , Effective Writing for Army Leaders ( Washington , DC : U . S . GPO , 2 June 1986 ) [ obsolete since January 2013 ], foreword .
5 . Trent J . Lythgoe , “ Flight Simulation for the Brain : Why Army Officers Must Write ,” Military Review 91 , no . 6 ( November-December 2011 ): 49 , accessed 31 October 2016 , http :// usacac . army . mil / CAC2 / MilitaryReview / Archives / English / MilitaryReview _ 20111231 _ art011 . pdf .
6 . Henriette Anne Klauser , Writing on Both Sides of the Brain : Breakthrough Techniques for People Who Write ( New York : HarperCollins , 1987 ).
7 . William Zinsser , On Writing Well : The Classic Guide to Writing Non-Fiction ( New York : HarperCollins , 2001 ).
8 . James J . Kilpatrick , The Writer ’ s Art ( Kansas City , MO : Andrews McMeel Publishing , 1984 ).
9 . Naveed Saleh , The Complete Guide to Article Writing : How to Write Successful Articles for Online and Print Markets ( Burbank , CA : Writer ’ s Digest Books , 2013 ). 10 . Ibid ., 86 . 11 . Kate L . Turabian , A Manual for Writers of Research Papers , Theses , and Dissertations , 8th ed . ( Chicago : The University of Chicago Press , 2013 ), 5 .
12 . Dwight D . Eisenhower , At Ease : Stories I Tell to Friends
( New York : Doubleday , 1967 ), 198 . 13 . Ibid ., 199 . 14 . Elizabeth L . Eisenstein , “ The Advent of Printing and the Problem of the Renaissance ,” Past & Present 45 ( November 1969 ): 19 , accessed 25 October 2016 , http :// www . jstor . org / stable / 650048 .
15 . Edward Cox , “ Grey Eminence : Fox Conner and the Art of Mentorship ,” Association of the U . S . Army , Institute of Land Warfare , The Land Warfare Papers no . 78W ( September 2010 ), 37 , accessed 25 October 2016 , http :// www1 . ausa . org / publications / ilw / ilw _ pubs / Documents / LWP % 2078W % 20Fox % 20 Conner . pdf .
16 . Eisenhower , At Ease , 172 .
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from fighting alongside the Allied powers in World
War I, and he urged Eisenhower to learn all he could
about fighting wars with alliances.32
Conclusion
With more soldiers reading, thinking, and writing
on its challenges and future, the Army could witness
breakthroughs in military thinking and innovation
just as the German army (Reichswehr) did a century ago. During the period between World Wars I
and II, the German Army was able to reform itself
and develop combined arms doctrine in large part
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