leaders to expected behaviour-It established a zero-tolerance policy on drugs, with regular urinalysis drug testing thus peer pressure began to move the soldier culture in a positive direction.-Women were actively recruited, and in 1980 women graduated from West Point.-Weight control programs were started. Passing physical-fitness tests became part of officer and NCO fitness reportsThe Army was on its way to slowly recovering it was ensuring quality now it needed to train them. TRADOC (Training and Doctrine Command) and FORSCOM(Forces Command) were created to train the next generation of warriors. TRADOC was responsible for the Army's institutional educational system as well as to ensure that the Army was prepared for the next war. TRADOC would also write the operational doctrine for the Army forces as part of a joint team.This would help the Army modernizes and change much more rapidly. Now all of the forces would have a uniform training as well as the ability to change much quicker than ever before. FORSCOM for its part had the responsibility for the training readiness of all US Army components -the US Army Reserve and the Army National Guard. FORSCOM was also responsible for improving combat readiness and solving the Army's discipline problems. The next step for the army was to ensure that its leaders were trained and well trained. Now commanders would be constantly learning and gaining valuable knowledge. Prior to Vietnam there was no continued mandatory education program for its officers and senior NCO's. Vietnam had all but gutted the latter. The NCO's were now to go through progressive and sequential leadership schools to help in their advancement. Two such schools were created, the Basic Noncommissioned officer Course and the Advanced Noncommissioned Officer Course, NCO's needed to attend these courses in order to go up in rank. The effect of these courses was immense, the NCO's are in essence the backbone of...
