HOLISTIC APPROACH IN THE MILITARY EDUCATION: EDUCATING FIELD GRADE OFFICERS FOR OPERATIONAL LEVEL OF WAR
HOLISTIC APPROACH IN THE MILITARY EDUCATION: EDUCATING FIELD GRADE OFFICERS FOR OPERATIONAL LEVEL OF WAR

Summary/Abstract: Recognizing the operational level of war as essential for defense system is the new trend of the modern military doctrines. The militaries worldwide, especially in the West, are increasingly investing in studying and development of the operational art necessary to manage the operational level. It is integrated into the military education as a separate component of the advanced military studies. The aim of this paper is to highlight the necessity to study the operational level of war as part of military education of the field grade officers. At the operational level, the military thought in a specific country develops its own operational art that explains its military‘s way of war. The purpose is to link the strategic and tactical levels of war. Without operational art, the military doctrine is incomplete. Because future wars will take place in a complex environment, the country‘s defense system must become very adaptive. It should not be inert as the operational environment is always dynamic. Therefore, it is necessary to build an educational culture that is willing to adapt and change.

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