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TRADOC Pam 525-3-7-01consensus holds that the U.S. is losing ground among other industrialized nations with regard tothe overall educational standard of the population.The Economy and EnergyThough the U.S. economy is losing its relative dominance as a global power, it remains theworld’s largest and most productive economy. 50 Yet even as changing demographics increase thedemand for employment, education, medical services, and other services, other global trendsserve to stifle continued growth.The economic aspects of globalization have contributed toward a dramatic shift from anindustrial age manufacturing domestic economy to an information age service-based economytrading in processes and knowledge. While competing with global competitors for skilledscience, technology, and engineering professionals, the U.S. finds itself with a surplus of skilledand unskilled labor. High-paying manufacturing jobs, such as those in the auto industry, aredisappearing at an alarming rate while a demand for low-paying jobs, such as those in agricultureand construction, grows. This contributes to a growing income gap.The rapid increase in the cost of energy has put a damper on economic growth. The risingcost of oil and natural gas affects virtually every aspect of our society and individual lives. As anincreasing share of the budget, both public and private, goes toward energy needs, the portionavailable for other required services can shrink. Efforts to increase supply clash withenvironmental concerns of air pollution, greenhouse gas, carbon dioxide emissions, loss ofnatural habitats and forests, vegetation, wildlife protection, conservation of resources, and others.Efforts to decrease demand enjoy some local limited success, but have minimal impact on themacro perspective of energy supply and demand. Energy costs will continue to consume agrowing share of our national economy.Climate ChangeWhile the debate concerning the cause of global warming continues, its existence is beyonddebate. Climate change appears to contribute to the frequency and intensity of extreme weatherand natural disasters. Whether climate change is directly responsible for such storms asHurricane Katrina or not, we must acknowledge the reality of rising temperatures and changingclimatic conditions in the U.S. and be prepared to respond to large-scale humanitarian issues,from drought to flood to environmental health crises.InformationThe U.S. has benefited significantly from the proliferation of information technologies andtheir use in global commerce. However, universal access to information technologies hasstimulated economic competition. The internet enables outsourcing of support and services andlevels the playing field in the international marketplace. The U.S. technological edge is erodingas China, India, and others exploit their cheap labor to gain a competitive advantage over U.S.technology industries and related services.42
TRADOC Pam 525-3-7-01Largely, Americans enjoy access to these technologies for domestic financial and businesspurposes as well as a robust entertainment function. However, a downside to universal access toinformation technologies has emerged in the form of cyber crime. Not only does the internetenable direct fraud and theft, but it also serves to enable other criminal activities, including drugs,gambling, cyber-stalking, and pornography.Information technology affects the security environment in multiple ways. It strengthensniche ideologies and violent movements or communities of interest. It contributes to the spreadof technology and other information used by extremists, and it complicates strategiccommunications and information operations by providing multiple sources of information.Health and FitnessThe Soldiers of the future are the children of today. A simple review of any article onAmerica’s current obesity epidemic points to problems for the future Modular Force. From 1980to 2000, the number of overweight children in the U.S. tripled from five percent to 15 percent. 51In 2003, almost two thirds of high school students were not physically active during physicaleducation. While many government agencies are working to reduce or even reverse this deadlytrend, American popular culture seems less and less concerned. A 2006 study Center for DiseaseControl report highlighted the accelerated pace of obesity incidences. In 2000, 22 states reported20 percent or more of their population was clinically obese, and one state, Colorado, was at lessthan 15 percent. By 2005, all 50 states had obesity rates above 15 percent, and only three statesreported obesity rates of less than 20 percent of the population, compared to 17 states reportingover 25 percent of the population as obese (fig 2-2). 52 Overlay on these statistics the need for ourfuture Soldiers to perform in a physically demanding, emotionally stressful operatingenvironment, and the challenge the Army faces in developing Soldiers’ physical performance isreadily apparent.Figure 2-2. Obesity RatesWith a few temporary exceptions, the U.S. has enjoyed an ever-improving quality of lifethroughout its history. By some measures, this trend has slowed but has not reversed, though the43
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<strong>TRADOC</strong> <strong>Pam</strong> <strong>525</strong>-3-7-<strong>01</strong>consensus holds that the U.S. is losing ground among other industrialized nations with regard tothe overall educational standard of the population.The Economy and EnergyThough the U.S. economy is losing its relative dominance as a global power, it remains theworld’s largest and most productive economy. 50 Yet even as changing demographics increase thedemand for employment, education, medical services, and other services, other global trendsserve to stifle continued growth.The economic aspects of globalization have contributed toward a dramatic shift from anindustrial age manufacturing domestic economy to an information age service-based economytrading in processes and knowledge. While competing with global competitors for skilledscience, technology, and engineering professionals, the U.S. finds itself with a surplus of skilledand unskilled labor. High-paying manufacturing jobs, such as those in the auto industry, aredisappearing at an alarming rate while a demand for low-paying jobs, such as those in agricultureand construction, grows. This contributes to a growing income gap.The rapid increase in the cost of energy has put a damper on economic growth. The risingcost of oil and natural gas affects virtually every aspect of our society and individual lives. As anincreasing share of the budget, both public and private, goes toward energy needs, the portionavailable for other required services can shrink. Efforts to increase supply clash withenvironmental concerns of air pollution, greenhouse gas, carbon dioxide emissions, loss ofnatural habitats and forests, vegetation, wildlife protection, conservation of resources, and others.Efforts to decrease demand enjoy some local limited success, but have minimal impact on themacro perspective of energy supply and demand. Energy costs will continue to consume agrowing share of our national economy.Climate ChangeWhile the debate concerning the cause of global warming continues, its existence is beyonddebate. Climate change appears to contribute to the frequency and intensity of extreme weatherand natural disasters. Whether climate change is directly responsible for such storms asHurricane Katrina or not, we must acknowledge the reality of rising temperatures and changingclimatic conditions in the U.S. and be prepared to respond to large-scale humanitarian issues,from drought to flood to environmental health crises.InformationThe U.S. has benefited significantly from the proliferation of information technologies andtheir use in global commerce. However, universal access to information technologies hasstimulated economic competition. The internet enables outsourcing of support and services andlevels the playing field in the international marketplace. The U.S. technological edge is erodingas China, India, and others exploit their cheap labor to gain a competitive advantage over U.S.technology industries and related services.42