| 来源类型 | Commentary
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| 规范类型 | 评论
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| Bad Idea: Using the Phrase 'Military Requirements' |
| Mark F. Cancian
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| 发表日期 | 2018-12-07
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| 出版年 | 2018
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| 语种 | 英语
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| 概述 | The notion of “requirements” is deeply embedded in military jargon and decision-making processes$but it has two perverse effects$and therefore$the term should be abolished. |
| 摘要 | It’s a familiar military story: a new weapon system has certain “requirements”—say a range of X miles and a total quantity of Y. Later, when testing shows a range of less than X and fiscal pressures cut the procurement quantities, the service nevertheless goes ahead because this new system is better than what is currently available. So, is the “requirement” not actually required? The answer is no; military “requirements” are actually goals that can be changed. This might be chalked up to quirky military jargon, but the notion of “requirements” has two perverse effects. The first is that it encourages advocates to ask for maximum capabilities. The second is that it sets goals without a sense of trade-offs. The term should be abolished.
The notion of “requirements” is deeply embedded in military jargon and decision-making processes. For example, the Joint Staff runs the Joint Requirements Oversight Council, which, not surprisingly, sets “requirements” for new systems. New systems are described in “Operational Requirements Documents.” The concept is not limited to acquisition. There is the Manpower Requirements Report, which describes the numbers and organizational allocation of DOD personnel, and operational matériel requirements documents, which set logistics demands, to name just a few.
This piece was published as part of the Defense360 Read More Here
Mark Cancian is a senior adviser with the CSIS International Security Program. |
| URL | https://www.csis.org/analysis/bad-idea-using-phrase-military-requirements
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| 来源智库 | Center for Strategic and International Studies (United States)
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| 资源类型 | 智库出版物
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| 条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.153/handle/2XGU8XDN/329951
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