US Army Combat Development Command 1973, Volume I

QUESTION: Can you suggest a means for reducing the number of personnelcomnitted to comnand and control at your echelon which would still allowyou to achieve continuous operations?cmm:1. Statistical Summary.a. Echelon:BattalionBrigadeDivisionSuggestReduct ionSuggestNo ReductionsCorps 100% 0%b. Geographically:Europe 27% 73%Alaska 38% 62%c. Comnanded in Combat: 33% 67%d. Commanded in Peacetime: 28% 72%e. Combat Principal Staff Duty: 26% 74%f. Peacetime Principal Staff Duty: 26% 74%a. General. Very few conanents on this question addressed the sameareas.. The one area receiving the most corrments is comnunications, andthe opinions vere that there were- either too many radio nets or that byhaving secure radios the number of nets could be reduced.b. Several comments were made on redundancy of and unnecessaryreports resulting from over control by higher headquarters.