the Army leading the troops in small units and is the closest to the soldier. By upgrading their training the Army was improved by leaps and bounds. By having better trained lower level officers it helps to permeate every aspect of the military, mistakes and poor judgement would now take place less often. Officer training was also increased, in 1986 a program called CAS3 was put into effect. The program was for all Army captains to go through an intense nine-week course, learning how to solve tactical problems and manage communications. Once again the result was one of improved overall standards of performance. The Army had come full circle since the days of Vietnam. Its units were now uniformly trained as well as extremely educated. There was now a firm doctrine in place for everyone to focus and strive for.The Air force itself had suffered grievously from America's longest war with undertrained people and a lack of vision. The obsession over nuclear bombing had severely undermined the Fighter corp of the Air Force and Navy. Nuclear bombing forces were given top priority during the cold war other methods of training were either downplayed or forbidden. As a result of this fighter squadrons suffered a great deal and dogfighting skills were lost or severely degraded. During Korea the kills ratio was six to one, in Vietnam it was less than one to one. By 1972 more than 1000 US aircraft had been lost to MIG's, SAM's and AAA. It was rather apparent that something needed to be done. Other problems plagued the Air force such as the problems of centralization. At times pilots would be sent off with a single bomb and guns to "intimidate the North Vietnamese another effect of the centralization was the incredible amount of grounded planes while waiting for repair crews to arrive. One of the most serious and dangerous problems that occurred in the Air Force and Navy was the adherence to the rotation system. It didn't matter if you were really ...
