United States Army Training and Doctrine Command

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TRADOC shoulder sleeve patch.
TRADOC shoulder sleeve patch.

United States Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) is a military command of the United States Army. It is charged with overseeing training of Army forces, the development of operational doctrine, and the development and procurement of new weapons systems. TRADOC operates 33 schools and centers at 16 Army installations. The schools encompass 1,753 courses, 9,141 instructors, 328,918 soldiers trained, 25,059 other service personnel trained, 6,165 international soldiers trained and 27,816 non-military trained.

TRADOC recruits, trains and educates the Army's soldiers; develops leaders; supports training in units; develops doctrine; establishes standards; and builds the future Army.

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[edit] TRADOC priorities

  • Safety
  • Support our Nation at War
  • Recruit Quality... Train Warriors
  • Develop Adaptive, Innovative Leaders
  • Design the Army's Modular Force
  • Execute The TRADOC Campaign Plan

[edit] Major Subordinate Commands

[edit] Commanders

  • GEN William E. DePuy 1 July 73 - 30 June 77
  • GEN Donn A. Starry 1 July 77 - 31 July 81
  • GEN Glenn K. Otis 1 Aug 81 - 10 Mar 83
  • GEN William R. Richardson 11 March 83 - 29 June 86
  • GEN Carl E. Vuono 30 June 86 - 11 June 87
  • GEN Maxwell R. Thurman 29 June 87 - 1 Aug 89
  • GEN John W. Foss 2 Aug 89 - 22 Aug 91
  • GEN Frederick M. Franks, Jr. 23 Aug 91 - 26 Oct 94
  • GEN William W. Hartzog 27 Oct 94 - 13 Sep 98
  • GEN John N. Abrams 14 Sep 98 - 6 Nov 02
  • GEN Kevin P. Byrnes 7 Nov 02 - 31 July 05
  • LTG Anthony R. Jones (acting) 1 Aug 05 – 30 Sep 05
  • GEN William S. Wallace Sep 05 -

[edit] External links

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