Report of the Department of the Army Board to Review Army Officer Schools. Volume I. Summary And Recommendations.

The purpose of the Board was to determine adequacy and appropriateness of current Army school system and education and individual school training of Army officers in light of responsibilities confronting military establishment for the foreseeable future and to recommend changes in academic program during the next decade to make greatest contribution to the discharge of those responsibilities. The study examines present system for education and training of Army officers of all components from time of commissioning until retirement at service schools, service colleges, and civilian educational, commerce, and industrial institutions; evaluates system against background of current and projected world and defense environment, the technological explosion, and military requirements across total spectrum of conflict; and recommends such change in system as are appropriate for the period 1966-1976. (Author/NF)