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One Army, One Team, One Vision
INFANTRY GOVERNANCE
Colonel Douglas A. MacLean
D Inf
23 May 09
Une Armée, une équipe, une vision
One Army, One Team, One Vision
AIM
The aim of this presentation is to consider the
Infantry governance framework
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OUTLINE
Governance Structure
Vision Statement
Capabilities Statement
Issues
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Governance Structure
The Infantry Corps’ Strategic Governance Framework
consists of a structure and a process.
Intended to foster a comprehensive and synchronized
approach to Corps-specific issues and engage, to the
greatest degree feasible, the senior Infantry leadership
in the process.
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Governance Structure Purpose
The SGF process will:
provide central, authoritative and representative fora for the
discussion of matters affecting Corps’s policies;
assist the Col Cmdt and D Inf by providing up-to-date
information, advice and recommendations on Corps’s affairs;
examine facets of Army policies and procedures in order to
reach a common, coordinated approach within the Corps;
review other matters of interest to the Corps: and
enhance the shared situational awareness of key Infantry
Corps leaders with regard to issues affecting the Infantry
Corps.
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Governance Structure Battle Rhythm
Infantry Advisory Board (IAB) – Sep/Oct
(Staff - Observe and Orient);
Extended Infantry Advisory Board (XIAB) – Nov
(Corps – Observe and Orient);
Infantry Council (IC) – May, during Ex BAYONET
(Direction and Act);
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Infantry Corps Governance Structure
Harmonized with the Army committee structure
AMOR
ATC
Branch/Arms
ACDB
Dir Council
A R Gp
AC
Core Bodies
XIAB
IAB
Infantry
Council
Key Supporting Bodies
CIA
Gagetown WG
Training
Infantry Management
Committee
Ottawa WG
Org/Eqpt/Pers
Kingston WG
Tiger Teams
Concepts/Doctrine
Specific Issues
Issues Management Bodies
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Vision Statement
As MGen Hainse went through the Vision
Statement in some detail yesterday, I don’t intend
to relive his pain today…
One exception – suggestion that with the number
of female Infantry soldiers now serving we should
use the term “Infanteer” vice “Infantryman”.
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Infantry Capability Statement
Key Operating Concepts:
Joint and Combined Arms Team
Manoeuvre Warfare Theory
Mission Command
Effects Based Approach
Adaptive Dispersed Operations
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Infantry Capability Statement
Reinforced the Infantry’s role:
“To close with and destroy the enemy.”
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Infantry Capability Statement
Reinforced the Infantry soldier as a versatile fighting
system, capable of independent operations within the
full spectrum of conflict, regardless of terrain, climate,
day or night.
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Infantry Capability Statement
Presented the Infantry Core Competencies:
Physical Fitness
Mental and Psychological Fitness/Agility
Weapons Expertise
 Small Arms
 Long Range Precision Small Arms Fire
 Anti-Armour Skills.
 Indirect Fire Skills
Close Combat Skills
 Close Quarter Battle Skills
 Fieldcraft and Battlecraft Skills
 Individual and Collective Fighting Skills
Survivability Skills
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INFANTRY CAPABILITIES
Infantry Pioneer capability
Infantry indirect fire capability
Infantry anti-armour capability
Infantry close observation capability
Heavy Infantry capability
Snipers
Parachuting
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Issues
Tribalism
Equipment (Load carriage vest, boots, rucksack)
Light vs. Medium/LAV vs. Heavy Infantry
Shortages at certain Officer and NCM ranks
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QUESTIONS / DISCUSSION
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