Root reforms of the U.S. Army

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Root reforms of the U.S. Army were a series of early 20th-century organizational and administrative changes that modernized the U.S. Army into a more professional, centralized, and efficient military force.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative reform ⓘ
military reform program ⓘ
organizational reform ⓘ
appliesTo U.S. Army officer corps ⓘ
linked to: U.S. Army officers

U.S. Army staff system ⓘ
United States Army ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
describedAs turning point in U.S. Army professionalization ⓘ
effect creation of a modern general staff system in the U.S. Army ⓘ
enhanced strategic planning capability ⓘ
foundation for later World War I mobilization ⓘ
greater coordination between Army bureaus ⓘ
endTime 1904 ⓘ
field civil–military relations ⓘ
military organization ⓘ
goal centralization of command and administration ⓘ
increased efficiency of military operations ⓘ
modernization of the U.S. Army ⓘ
professionalization of the officer corps ⓘ
hasPart centralization of administrative control ⓘ
creation of a centralized planning staff ⓘ
creation of the Army War College ⓘ
creation of the General Staff ⓘ
establishment of the Chief of Staff of the Army position ⓘ
improved coordination between line and staff ⓘ
improved promotion and assignment systems ⓘ
integration of lessons from the Spanish–American War ⓘ
modernization of staff procedures ⓘ
professional military education reforms ⓘ
reform of the militia system ⓘ
reorganization of the Department of War ⓘ
replacement of the commanding general system ⓘ
standardization of officer education ⓘ
steps toward the National Guard system ⓘ
strengthening of civilian control over the Army ⓘ
implementedBy Elihu Root ⓘ
implementedIn Washington, D.C. ⓘ
influencedBy Spanish–American War ⓘ
legislativeBasis Army Reorganization Act of 1903 ⓘ
location United States Department of War ⓘ
namedAfter Elihu Root ⓘ
officeHeldByImplementer United States Secretary of War ⓘ
linked to: Secretary of War
precededBy Spanish–American War administrative problems ⓘ
startTime 1899 ⓘ
timePeriod early 20th century ⓘ

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Elihu Root → notableWork → Root reforms of the U.S. Army ⓘ
Maxwell R. Thurman → notableWork → Development of modern U.S. Army personnel policies ⓘ
linked to: Root reforms of the U.S. Army
Militia Act of 1908 → relatedTo → United States military reform ⓘ
linked to: Root reforms of the U.S. Army