How the Army Planned for Three New Divisions and How This Can Be Improved (Unclassified Digest of Classified Report)

Gao ID: LCD-76-454 August 4, 1977

The Army did not prepare a comprehensive plan detailing how it was going to put into operation, coordinate, and supervise the reorganization of its forces following the reduction in combat forces after the Vietnam War. As a result, the Army has had numerous problems, and further changes may be needed to set up the combat capability the Army seeks.

Planning was not adequate for accomplishing the reorganization and subsequent changes. The Army may have activated too many units too soon, and units activated over a year ago still do not have the proper mix of personnel and equipment to conduct effective training.

Recommendations

Our recommendations from this work are listed below with a Contact for more information. Status will change from "In process" to "Open," "Closed - implemented," or "Closed - not implemented" based on our follow up work.

Director: No director on record Team: No team on record Phone: No phone on record


The Justia Government Accountability Office site republishes public reports retrieved from the U.S. GAO These reports should not be considered official, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Justia.