White Space the Lack of Divisional Cavalry in the Modular Force

<p>Former Chief of Staff of the Army General Eric Shinseki stated in his 1999 vision that his goal was a comprehensive transformation of the Army into a force that is strategically responsive and dominant at every point on the spectrum of operations.2 Through this transformation the Army would move away from a bifurcated force.3 This bifurcated force consisted of two types of division organizations. First were the heavy divisions which were superb at high intensity combat but were encumbered by limited strategic mobility. Second were the light divisions which lacked lethality and survivability while retaining significant strategic mobility and agility.4 Ever since the Army has endeavored to transform itself from a Cold War focused division-based force into an army centered on highly deployable and self-sufficient combined arms Brigade Combat Teams (BCT).</p><p>This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore you will see the original copyright references library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world) and other notations in the work.</p><p>This work is in the public domain in the United States of America and possibly other nations. Within the United States you may freely copy and distribute this work as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.</p><p>As a reproduction of a historical artifact this work may contain missing or blurred pages poor pictures errant marks etc. Scholars believe and we concur that this work is important enough to be preserved reproduced and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.</p>