21st Century U.S. Military Manuals: Soldier as a System (SaaS) - TRADOC 525-97, Capstone Concept, Future Combat Force Capabilities (Professional Format Series‪)‬

Professionally converted for accurate flowing-text e-book format reproduction, The Soldier as a System (SaaS) Concept will enhance individual Soldier capabilities to protect and defend oneself. In doing so, the collective efforts of this modernization program will provide a more efficient and effective Future Combat Force.

The Army's senior leadership recognizes the Soldier is the single most important asset in the Army. It is Soldiers, with their intelligence, flexibility, and adaptability, who ultimately accomplish the Army's missions and functions. The Soldier must operate the simple and complex equipment and weapon systems the Army uses. As Army equipment and weapon systems become even more sophisticated and complex, the Soldier's intelligence, training, flexibility, and adaptability become increasingly important.

The intent of the SaaS Concept is to provide all individual Soldiers with superior capabilities to accomplish assigned tasks and conduct missions against any opponent, based on a holistic approach to modernization. This includes a full Doctrine, Organizations, Training, Materiel, Leadership and Education, Personnel, and Facilities (DOTMLPF) analyses approach to resolve issues and address Soldiers' needs.

Chapter 1 * Introduction * Purpose * References * Explanation of abbreviations and terms * Concept development * Chapter 2 * Overview * Need of concept * Threat * Capstone Concept * Joint interagency and multinational concepts * Limitations/constraints on the Concept * Chapter 3 * Soldier as a System Concept * General summary * Concept * Capabilities needed * SaaS and the Army Vision * SaaS contribution to Joint Vision 2020 * SaaS contribution to Army Transformation * Battlefield functions * Future combat force capabilities * Chapter 4 * DOTMLPF Implications * Use of DOTMLPF analysis * Doctrine * Organizations * Training * Materiel * Leadership and Education * Personnel * Facilities * Appendix A

As a bonus, this reproduction includes the complete 2012 Army Leadership manual (FM 6-22), which describes the Army's view of leadership, outlines the levels of leadership (direct, organizational, and strategic), and describes the attributes and core leader competencies across all levels.