ACP 194 - Multilateral Planners Conference

UNCLASSIFIEDACP 194CONCLUSION520. The need for military spectrum must be understood by both military and nationalsenior civil management. This is a statement of the obvious. There are a few others:a. The military must recognise that it is in a competition for spectrum.b. The military must recognise that its mission may not entitle it to an automaticplace at the head of the spectrum line.c. The military must recognise that its practices and procedures cause civilians inthe private sector and in the national administration to see waste where themilitary sees only flexibility or budget restrictions.RECOMMENDATION521. Every opportunity should be taken to present to senior military and civilian officialsthe case for military access to the EMS. This is, indeed, about all that senior militaryofficers can be expected to do. The battle for spectrum access must be waged on severalfronts. While the spectrum managers are the main combatants, senior military leaders canand must play a very important supporting role - especially in fora not normally availableto the spectrum managers.5-4UNCLASSIFIEDOriginal