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Scientific warriors: do they have a place in the 21st century Army?

April 26, 2017armed forces army scientific warriors

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Scientific warriors: do they have a place in the 21st century Army?

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The Army has studied the requirement for uniformed Army scientists (UAS) numerous times over the past 20 years concluding every time that the Army must have a complement of highly educated technical officers. So far, such a program has failed to win the necessary support for implementation. Why doesn’t it happen? This paper looks at the viability of instituting a uniformed scientist program in the Army today. The paper attempts to explain why the Army has failed to implement a UAS program; reaffirms the Army’s need for scientific warriors; provides an update on current support for an UAS program; recommends institutionalizing a scientist program, and suggests several implementing actions.