PPT Slide
In 1999, GEN. Eric Shinseki, Chief of
Staff of the U.S. Army, describes his “vision” of the future. This homogenized, medium-sized units-only, future requires ONLY a lightly armored, infantry force in vulnerable wheeled vehicles. Tracked tanks would be replaced by wheeled LAV type armored cars with computers to mentally avoid trouble to hopefully compensate for reduced armor protection by ”cherry-picking” when and where the dismounted infantry fights. Superior levels of physical protection, firepower and go-anywhere mobility are not needed. The Army declares that the 2D/3D maneuver wars that tracked the AFVs were designed to fight will “never occur” again. General, we have made this mistake before…
“History informs us of past mistakes from which we can learn without repeating them. “
--Judge William Hastie (1904 - 1976) /UL>