One of the U.S. Army's greatest traditions is seen in the framework
of the lineage and honors which link soldiers and their units.
Organizations such as U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command
(TRADOC) usually do not acquire much in the way of history or
heritage. But in an era of seemingly endless reorganization, TRADOC
has proven to be an anomaly. It has maintained its original
mission, almost completely intact, and kept the same name for 30
years. I am pleased to introduce this survey of TRADOC's first
three decades. Credit for the solid character of the command and
its continued relevance to The Army goes first and foremost to
TRADOC's founder, General William DePuy. His vision of an
organization dedicated to providing training excellence, guidance
on how to fight the country's wars, and insights on the
organization and materiel necessary to support the soldier and
execute doctrine proved exactly right. From the outset, General
DePuy put the soldier at the center of the command's work, avoiding
the temptation to allow technology to dictate the present or the
future of warfare. No single decision could have been more
important for the success of America's Army on battlefields since
TRADOC's founding in 1973. TRADOC still "lives" General DePuy's
vision in its mission to train the Army's soldiers and develop its
leaders, support training in units, develop doctrine, establish
standards, recruit the force, and build the future Army. TRADOC is
still built around training the individual soldier-training is our
primary mission, our baseplate. We should remain mindful of this as
we look back over the past 30 years and as we accomplish our
current work of establishing the standards and requirements for
training and developments for The Army, and of developing competent
and adaptive leaders while ensuring currency in our doctrine.
TRADOC remains an adaptable organization, open-minded to new ideas,
innovation, and collaboration. We embrace jointness in our
component command-like relationship with Joint Forces Command,
helping define the contribution of land forces to the joint and
coalition battle and serving as The Army's component for joint
developments in training, doctrine, concept development, and
experimentation. Looking from the vantage point of the past, we
build The Army of the future. We recruit young Americans as
soldiers who serve as the centerpiece of The Army's formation and
readiness. We take these new recruits, try to ensure a smooth
transition into our ranks, imbue Army values, the warrior ethos,
and discipline into them, and provide them the necessary skills
needed to immediately contribute to their first unit of assignment.
Then we train them through-out their careers, as quality forces
must have quality training as well as quality equipment. Just as
TRADOC has "touched" every member of today's Transforming Army,
TRADOC itself must transform. Transforming the Army, and achieving
irreversible momentum toward that end, is imperative. By TRADOC's
Transformation, we strive to place the best capabilities and
equipment into the hands of the quality force we have recruited.
There, the circle of TRADOC's mission becomes complete. Through
Transformation, TRADOC remains committed to soldiers, civilians,
and families. May future soldiers and civilians of TRADOC learn
from the successes captured in these pages.
General
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