Chapter II. Science and Technology Integration With Army XXI
Army Science and Technology Master Plan (ASTMP 1997)

7. Warfighting Requirements

Requirements occur in all of the Army domains: doctrine, training, leader development, materiel, organizations, and soldiers. The following are examples of how each domain documents requirements.

Doctrine requirements are changes or additions to any of the Army's fundamental principles that guide operational forces. These principles range from TTP to Field Manual 100-5, Operations. School training and doctrine directorates are responsible for preparing doctrine requirements and forwarding them to HQ TRADOC for approval. The TRADOC Deputy Chief of Staff for Doctrine maintains a list of all doctrine requirements in the Doctrine Literature Master Plan (DLMP). The TRADOC Commander prioritizes and resources the DLMP based on overall TRADOC mission essential tasks. (See Figure II-8.)

Training and leader development requirements are changes or additions to any of the Army's training or professional development programs. These range from institutional training conducted at TRADOC schools to individual self-development and unit training programs conducted in the field. School training and doctrine directorates are also responsible for preparing training requirements and forwarding them to HQ TRADOC for approval. The TRADOC Deputy Chief of Staff for Training (DCST) maintains a list of all TADSS requirements in the Combined Arms Training Strategy (CATS). The TRADOC Commander prioritizes and resources CATS based on the overall TRADOC mission essential tasks.

Organization requirements are changes or additions to any of the Army's tables of organization and equipment (TOE). These range from modifying the numbers or types of equipment in a current organization to documenting an entirely new organization. School combat development directorates and other combat development organizations are responsible for preparing organization requirements and then forwarding them to HQ TRADOC for approval. The TRADOC DCSCD reviews, integrates, and prioritizes organization requirements and then forwards them to the Army DCSOPS for final action. A list of approved TOEs is maintained in the Structure and Manpower Allocation System (SAMAS) Army Master Force (MFORCE) and are resourced based on overall Army Force Package needs.

Materiel requirements are changes or additions to any of the Army's families of weapons, support systems, or TADSS. They range from modernizing existing materiel through parts replacement; major product improvements of existing materiel; one for one replacement of old materiel with new materiel designed to do the same job; to completely new families of materiel designed to do something that has not been done before. School combat development directorates, training and doctrine directorates, or other combat development organizations are responsible for preparing materiel requirements--operational requirements documents (ORDs)--and then forwarding them to HQ TRADOC for approval. The TRADOC DCSCD or DCST, as appropriate, reviews, integrates, and prioritizes ORDs and then forwards ORDs approved by the TRADOC Commander to the DCSOPS for final action by the milestone decision authority. Approved ORDs are added to the Catalog of Approved Requirements Documents (CARD) file and are resourced based on the priorities established in the Army Research, Development and Acquisition Plan.

Soldier requirements are changes or additions to the Army's military occupational specialty (MOS) structure. These range from changes in the numbers of soldiers needed in a MOS to creation of an entirely new MOS and identifying the skills desired of these soldiers. Branch proponency offices are responsible for preparing soldier requirements and forwarding them to the TRADOC DCST. He in turn forwards them to the Army Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel, who adds them to the Military Occupation Classification and Structure Plan and resources them based on overall Army Force Package needs.

All of these warfighting requirements relate to each other in countless ways. They must not be determined in isolation.