Department of the Army Historical Summary Fiscal Year 1982

Department of the Army Historical Summary - Fiscal Year 1982

Department of the Army
Historical Summary

Fiscal Year 1982

Compiled by

Karl E. Cocke

and

William Gardner Bell	James E. Hewes, Jr
Young Gill Chang	Edgar F. Raines, Jr
Dwight D. Oland

Edited by

Christine O. Hardyman

CENTER OF MILITARY HISTORY
UNITED STATES ARMY
WASHINGTON, D.C., 1988

The Library of Congress has cataloged
this serial publication as follows:

Library of Congress Catalog Card 75-647561

ISSN 0092-7880

Contents

Chapter	..	Page
1.	INTRODUCTION	3
2.	OPERATIONAL	9
..	Organizational Developments	9
	Readiness	11
	Overseas Activities	12
	Command and Control	13
	Intelligence Activities	14
	Nuclear Biological, and Chemical Matters	17
	Military Support to Civil Authorities	22
3.	FORCE DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING	24
..	Force Development	24
	Sustainability	28
	Mobilization	30
	Training and Schooling	34
	Army Study Program	39
4.	MANNING THE ARMY	41
..	Active Military Strength	43
	Enlisted Personnel	44
	Officer Personnel	50
	Women in the Army	58
	Equal Opportunity and Minority Representation	59
	Alcohol and Drug Abuse	62
	Discipline, Law Enforcement, and Military Justice	64
	Civilian Personnel	68
	The New Manning System	74
5.	SUPPORT SERVICES	81
	Health Affairs	81
	Chaplain Activities	88
	Food Service	90
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Chapter	...	Page
	Clothing and Personal Equipment	93
	Pay, Leave, and Travel	94
	Education	97
	Morale, Welfare, and Recreation	99
	Commissary and Subsistence Supplies	103
	Family Housing and Homeowners Assistance	104
	Quality of Life	106
	Memorial Affairs	107
	Postal Service	108
6.	RESERVE FORCES	111
...	Force Structure	112
	Strength and Personnel Management	112
	Training and Readiness	114
	Equipment, Maintenance, and Modernization	116
	Facilities and Construction	117
	Support to Civil Authorities	118
7.	ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT	119
...	Organization	119
	Management Information Systems	124
	Financial Management	134
	Records and Publications Management	141
8.	LOGISTICS	146
...	Management and Planning	146
	Supply and Maintenance	148
	Transportation	155
	Security Assistance	158
9.	RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND ACQUISITION	170
	Research	172
	Ballistic Missile Defense	175
	Command, Control, and Surveillance	181
	Combat Support	187
	Missiles and Air Defense	190
	Ground Combat Systems	195
	Aviation	199
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Chapter	...	Page
	International Cooperation	201
	Procurement	203
10.	CONSTRUCTION, FACILITIES, REAL PROPERTY, AND PHYSICAL SECURITY	204
	Construction	204
	Facilities and Real Property	214
	Physical Security	217
11.	SPECIAL SERVICES	219
	Civil Works	219
	Development of Two-Phase Planning	219
	Regulatory Program	220
	Environmental Protection and Preservation	223
	Army Energy Program	225
	Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization	228
12.	SUMMARY	230
...
...	Appendix A: Organization of the Department of the Army	(inside back cover)

	Tables
No.
1.	Active Army Recruiting Trends	45
2.	Three-Year First-Term Attrition Rates	49
3.	Active Army Officer Grade Structure, 30 September 1982	51
4.	Army Medical Department Officer Strength, 30 September 1982	52
5.	Officer Accessions, Fiscal Year 1982	53
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6.	Minority Representation in Active Army, 30 September 1982	60
7.	Indiscipline Indicators	65
8.	Obligation and Outlay Status, 30 September 1982	135
9.	Army Security Assistance Open Programs, 30 September 1982	161

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