Individually, it represents pride, experience, and authority. Collectively, it is a visual reminder of cohesion, unity, and shared purpose. The uniform can be a powerful tool in implementing this policy change. And below this threshold the Army historically performs poorly-in part because it demands a different skillset and mindset. The force’s current bias toward combat distinction runs counter to this new reality: as the geopolitical tectonic plates shift beneath us toward great power competition, the vast majority of the Army’s tasks will occur below the threshold of armed conflict. This change runs against an organizational culture that is biased toward combat experience in a static mission set during an era of renewed, persistent competition. Yet how do you make a competitive mindset tangible for the troops?Ĭonflict is changing- and so must the Army. Individual branches need to adopt that mindset and inculcate it in their soldiers, sailors, airmen, and Marines. that searches for new or untapped sources of advantage.” In short, the Pentagon called for a new mindset to execute radical policy change, and carried that message to Congress.
Colby explained that the Department of Defense should “expand the competitive space-meaning above all to adopt a competitive mentality in everything that Department personnel do, one . . . Testifying before the Senate Armed Services Committee in January, then Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Eldridge Colby sought to secure support for the National Defense Strategy in the new Congress.
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