1. TRADOC Designing & Building the Future Army
#Talk2TRADOC
@TRADOC
General David G. Perkins
Commanding General
U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command
Assumed Command on 14 March 2014

2. What Are We For?
Why do we do what we do?
To Change the Army to Win in a Complex World To Design, Acquire, and Build the future Army, and to constantly Improve it
I want to start today with what TRADOC is for?
This is the most important question for any organization.
Often what are we for? Gets confused with getting things done. Without a clear understanding what we are for then our actions may not be coordinated or effective- increase artificial overhead
Decide what we are for first- our work should be focused on the answer to that question – focus on that helps you grade your work to a clear goal
What we are for should drive what we do
As the Commanding general says, what we are for is – to change the Army to win in a complex world by designing, acquiring, and building the future Army, then continuing to improve it.

3. What Are We For? To change the Army to Win in a Complex World Design
Acquire Build
Improve
Research, Analysis, Integration
Statistical and Math Analysis
Emerging World Trends
Soldier and Civilian Recruiting
ROTC Cadet Education
Basic Training for Enlisted and Officers
Institutional Lessons Learned
Officer Education
Research
Senior Sergeants Education
Enlisted and Sergeant Career
Army Universities and Schools
There are many subordinate organizations which achieve TRADOC’s goals of providing trained, ready Soldiers for the Army.
The Combined Arms Center (CAC) is responsible for leader, doctrine, and training development. Based at Fort Leavenworth, KS, it oversees the Sergeants Major Academy as well.
The Recruiting Command accesses and recruits potential Soldiers for service; Cadet Command recruits, educates, and trains ROTC students to become the future officers of the Army; the Initial Military Training Center of Excellence constantly reviews, improves, and tests education and training theories and plans for both enlisted and officer basic training programs.
The Army Capabilities Integration Center (ARCIC) is responsible for developing, testing, and potentially procuring the technologies and capabilities the future Army will need to fight and win the nation’s wars.
The eight Centers of Excellence shown here develop branch- and warfighting function-specific doctrine and training concepts for their supported basic branches. They also conduct officer, warrant officer, enlisted, and civilian training for those same supported branches.
Logistics and Supply Chains
Artillery and Air Defense
Command and Leadership
Engineers, Chemical Defense, and Military Police
Intelligence and Counter-Intelligence
Computers, Cyber Security, and Communications
Infantry and Tanks
Aviation, Helicopters, and Drones

4. TRADOC Organizational Chart
Institute for NCO
Professional
Development
Commanding General
Command
Sergeant Major
Deputy Commanding
General / Chief of Staff
Deputy
Chief of Staff
Combined Arms Center
Deputy Commanding
General - National Guard
U.S. Army Sergeants
Major Academy
Deputy Commanding
General - Army Reserves
Design
Improve
Acquire Build
Army Capabilities Integration Center X AD
Brigade
Modernization
Command
Asymmetric Warfare Group
Rapid Equipping Force
TRADOC
Analysis
Center
U.S. Army
Recruiting Command X
x 6
Recruiting
Brigades
U.S. Army
Cadet
Command X
x 8
ROTC
Brigades
U.S. Army
Center for IMT
80th
Training
Command
108th
Army
Center
OPCON to IMT
OPCON
Report to DCG
Mission Command CoE
Armor
School
Infantry
Maneuver CoE
ADA
School
Artillery
Fires CoE
Aviation CoE
Aviation
School
Cyber CoE
Cyber
School
Signal
Intelligence CoE
Intelligence
School
Engineer
School MP
CBRN
Maneuver Support CoE QM
School
Ordnance
SSI
Transport
CASCOM
(Sustainment CoE)
Legend
Core Function Lead
For External Use

5. What TRADOC is...
Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of U.S. Army $8.0B Budget; $4.1B Operating Budget and $3.9B in military salaries with ~51,420 Employees (35.5k Total Army and 15.9k Army Civilians) 1,634 Worldwide Locations with 500,000 Students Annually 162,600 new Hires each year across the Army (133k Total Army and 29.6k Army civilians), 500 Families move daily Students Are Our Future – We employ 100% of our Output Largest and Most Effective Leadership Factory in the World
$8.0B Budget; $4.1B Operations Budget which includes $1.1B civilian salaries and allowances and $3.9B in Military Salaries and Allowances
~51,420 Employees; 35,157 Regular Army, 236 full-time Guard, 137 full-time Reserve and 15,888 Army Civilians
1,634 Worldwide Locations with 500,000 Students Annually
162,600 new Hires each year across the Army (60k Regular Army, 17k Army Reserve, 47k Army National Guard, 9k officers from all components and 29.6k Army civilians), 500 Families move daily
There are many subordinate organizations which achieve TRADOC’s goals of providing trained, ready Soldiers for the Army.
The Combined Arms Center (CAC) is responsible for leader, doctrine, and training development. Based at Fort Leavenworth, KS, it oversees the Sergeants Major Academy as well.
The Recruiting Command accesses and recruits potential Soldiers for service; Cadet Command recruits, educates, and trains ROTC students to become the future officers of the Army; the Initial Military Training Center of Excellence constantly reviews, improves, and tests education and training theories and plans for both enlisted and officer basic training programs.
The Army Capabilities Integration Center (ARCIC) is responsible for developing, testing, and potentially procuring the technologies and capabilities the future Army will need to fight and win the nation’s wars.
The eight Centers of Excellence shown here develop branch- and warfighting function-specific doctrine and training concepts for their supported basic branches. They also conduct officer, warrant officer, enlisted, and civilian training for those same supported branches.

6. TRADOC is in every state and four territories across the Nation
Where is TRADOC...
Every major Army installation CONUS and OCONUS
College or University
Centers of Excellence
Basic Training
TRADOC Schools
Puerto Rico
TRADOC is made of more than 51,000 Soldiers and Civilians working across the country to achieve our missions. From shopping mall recruiting stations to doctrine-developing think tanks, TRADOC can be found in every US State and major territory.
We have 37 schools and train over 500,000 Soldiers every year. TRADOC provides the Senior Commander on 12 different military installations, educates future officers at 250 colleges and universities, and prepares the Army of the Future at 9 different centers of excellence. No matter what Army function or location you’re thinking of, TRADOC has a presence.
Guam
Hawaii
TRADOC is in every state and four territories across the Nation
1200+ Recruiting Centers
270 ROTC Colleges
37 Permanent Army Schools
162,000 New Hires Each Year
500,000-Student Population
1,100,000 Customers

7. TRADOC Designing & Building the Future Army
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