How Long to Read A Composite Approach to Air Force Planning

How Long Does it Take to Read A Composite Approach to Air Force Planning?

It takes the average reader 1 hour and 17 minutes to read A Composite Approach to Air Force Planning by Paul K. Davis

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

After the 1996 presidential election and independent of who is elected, the Department of Defense will probably conduct a major review of national military strategy and the current basis of force planning, the Bottom-Up Review (BUR). Comparable reviews may in the future be conducted every four years, as recommended by the report of the President's Committee on Roles and Missions (CORM). A question for Air Force planners is how best to prepare and contribute. What issues should the Air Force consider, what planning methods should be brought to bear, and when? Also, should the Air Force recommend methods for more general DoD use? Given the preeminent position of the United States, the most important determinant of the future international security environment is the set of choices that it makes about its role in the world, its objectives, and the extent to which to be proactive in shaping the international system. During the Cold War, the United States was more certain about its national security objectives, and it had a grand design. No grand design for the new era has yet jelled. If a consensus emerges on a new design, that design would have a major impact-providing a filter for assessing the relative importance of various kinds of challenges that the national defense strategy must consider. Given this context, as one thinks about approaches to force planning methods, three principles should be kept in mind: 1) Traditional "threat-based planning," the stalwart of defense planning for decades, is no longer an adequate basis for mid and long-range planning (see, e.g., Secretary of Defense William J. Perry's 1996 report to Congress). Focusing on a few point scenarios suppresses too many issues; 2) National security planning should instead confront head-on the reality of substantial uncertainty in many dimensions, political and strategic as well as purely military; a.

How long is A Composite Approach to Air Force Planning?

A Composite Approach to Air Force Planning by Paul K. Davis is 76 pages long, and a total of 19,456 words.

This makes it 26% the length of the average book. It also has 24% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read A Composite Approach to Air Force Planning Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 1 hour and 46 minutes to read A Composite Approach to Air Force Planning aloud.

What Reading Level is A Composite Approach to Air Force Planning?

A Composite Approach to Air Force Planning is suitable for students ages 8 and up.

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