TRADOC Pam 525-3-7-01 - TRADOC - U.S. Army

TRADOC Pam 525-3-7-01organization is prepared to assume many of the responsibilities these operations require, such asnation building. 197Finally, within the moral domain, the Army culture that previously focused on major combatoperations must begin to shift to a culture that recognizes changes in the Army’s role andresponsibilities including a broader range of military operations. Instilling Soldiers with thewarrior identity includes the development of other professional identities related to humanitarianassistance, peacekeeping, and policing functions that must also become a necessary part of theTLE strategies. Future conflict will not always be resolved through purely military solutions.Future TLE strategies and solutions must support a robust culture of rapid and continuouslearning that accelerates the development of Soldiers to meet the challenges of the twenty-firstcentury.For units to operate effectively, Soldiers will require an extremely broad and complex rangeof competencies, skills, and knowledge attributes and abilities—the cognitive component of thehuman dimension. The ongoing challenge will be striking the right balance between training andprofessional education. Within this balance, the Army also must tailor training and education tothe Soldiers’ needs. Not everyone needs training in every possible skill. Even if the Armymakes the right choices in balancing training and education, it still must determine who willdevelop and deliver the training. Training resources often conflict with demand for newtechnology. Training is expensive and frequently pays the bill for equipment and operating costs.The Army must, of course, take advantage of the latest technology and incorporate it into unitsand other organizations to complement and augment Soldiers.The Army’s training and leader development vision correctly identifies the requirement formulti-skilled leaders that can learn and adapt in ambiguous situations in a constantly evolvingenvironment. They must be self-aware, adaptable, comfortable employing new information agetechnologies; technically, tactically and culturally competent; possess interpersonal, and criticaland creative thinking skills; and possess the ability to effectively leads units and JIMorganizations.The physical demands on Soldiers will remain. Given future trends, deployments to harshenvironments are likely to be more demanding then ever before. Physical preparation willinvolve a holistic development and assessment of the health, physical fitness, and physicalperformance of Soldiers. Future assessment programs at both the individual and unit level mustbecome more effective. The verifiable contribution physical fitness adds to cognitive processesand psychological resilience as well as mission success makes it an essential component ofSoldier development. Guided by well established principles, physical development of Soldiersfor future full spectrum operations will require programs broad enough to tailor as necessary tomeet the mission, the Soldiers MOS, and the rapidly changing requirements of the OE. Suchprograms will resemble developmental programs for athletes. Future technological andbiomedical advances promise to enhance physical and cognitive performance; however, there areethical thresholds the Army must address before adopting them safely and effectively.The Army must determine how to best access and manage the human capital for the futureModular Force. While the all volunteer force and current recruiting programs and personnel206