Building the Will to Fight: Prerequisite to Winning the Airland Battle

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This monograph discusses the relationship between the Army's AirLand Battle doctrine and the individual's will to fight. The monograph contends that AirLand Battle doctrine relies heavily on individual and sub-unit success. It further contends that tactical success will not be achieved unless individual soldiers and primary groups have internalized a will to fight. The monograph finally discusses several methods of instilling the will to fight at the individual and primary group level. The monograph first examines the dispersing effects of modern battle and the concomitant development of decentralized command and control systems. Next, the monograph establishes the need for a strong will to fight in a system of decentralized execution. In describing methods of building a will to fight, this paper first establishes the fact that cohesion alone is insufficient. The monograph then establishes the importance of four elements required in building an aggressive will to fight--a masculine challenge, a combat creed, patriotism, and ties to a heroic past. Lastly, this monograph describes the minimum requirements for using these elements in instilling a will to seek the defeat of the enemy. The paper demonstrates the need for the integration of the will-to-fight program into routine training. It shows the importance of wording; and finally it shows that different types of units need different orientations in fostering the will to fight. 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. 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. 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.

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