Department of the Army Historical Summary Fiscal Year 1987

Department of the Army Historical Summary - Fiscal Year 1987

Department of the Army
Historical Summary

Fiscal Year 1987

Mary L. Haynes

Edited by

Cheryl Morai Young

CENTER OF MILITARY HISTORY
UNITED STATES ARMY
WASHINGTON, D.C., 1995

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

Library of Congress Catalog Card 75-09647561

ISSN 0092-7880

CMH Pub 101-19

Contents

Chapter	..	Page
1.	INTRODUCTION	3
2.	STAFFING THE ARMY	11
..	Recruitment and Retention	11
	Officer Accessions	13
	Stability and Cohesion	13
	Quality of Life	15
	Women and Minorities	16
3.	TRAINING	17
..	Individual Training	17
	Training Facilities and Devices	19
	Exercises	24
4.	STRUCTURING THE FORCE	29
..	Corps	29
	Divisions	29
	Special Operations Forces	31
	Reserve Components	32
5.	MODERNIZING AND EQUIPPING THE ARMY	35
..	Close Operations	36
	Deep Operations	44
	Rear Operations	48
6.	MOBILIZING, DEPLOYING, AND SUSTAINING THE ARMY	57
...	Deployment Capabilities	59
...	Sustainment	64
7.	ORGANIZATION, MANAGEMENT, AND BUDGET	69
...	Organization	71
	Management	76
	Budget	79
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Chapter	...
8.	SPECIAL FUNCTIONS	81
...	Significant Legislation	81
	Significant Accomplishments During FY 1987	82
	Security Assistance	85
	Support to Other Agencies and Foreign Governments	85
	GLOSSARY	87
...	APPENDIX A: Army Training and Readiness Improvements, Fiscal Years 1980-88	93
...	APPENDIX B: Organization of the Department of the Army	Inside Back Cover

	Tables
No.
1.	Force Authorization by Percent of Combat Function	8
2.	Total Army End Strength	11
3.	Active Army Enlisted Accessions	12
4.	Active Army Officer Accessions	14
5.	UCOFT Cost Avoidance	22
6.	Cost Comparison: Aviation Simulators vs. Aircraft	23
7.	FY 1987 Appropriations for Civil Works Program	83
8.	General Investigations Appropriation Account	84
9.	Construction, General Account	84
10.	Operation and Maintenance, General	84

	Charts
1.	Intertheater Airlift	60
2.	Trends in U.S. Flag Fleet Military Useful Dry Cargo Ships	61
3.	Sealift	62

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