"In light of a shrinking force structure and limited resources despite increasing global commitments, the report provides a range of recommendations in three distinct time horizons to help Army leaders build the next Army successfully. From the Army Today, 2016-20, the Army of Tomorrow, 2020-25, and the Army of the Day After Tomorrow, 2025-40+, Lieutenant General David Barno (Ret.) and Nora Bensahel offer fresh ideas that spark debate, challenge hoary assumptions, and animate the need for change..

"September 20, 2016"--Table of contents page.

Executive Summary --Introduction -- 1 The Army's World in 2016: -- THE STRATEGIC AND BUDGETARY CONTEXT -- CURRENT CHALLENGES FACING THE ARMY -- THE WAY AHEAD -- 2 The Army Today: 2016-2020: -- ADJUST FORCE STRUCTURE TO BETTER MEET OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS -- FULLY INTEGRATE THE ARMY'S ACTIVE AND RESERVE COMPONENTS -- REBUILD JOINT AND COMBINED ARMS WARFIGHTING CAPABILITIES -- TRANSFORM ARMY HEADQUARTERS AND SLASH NON-ESSENTIAL PROCESSES -- RECONSTITUTE CAPABILITIES FOR RAPID EXPANSION -- 3 The Army of Tomorrow: 2020-2025: -- ORGANIZE THE TOTAL FORCE BY DEPLOYMENT TIMELINES -- STRENGTHEN ARMY STRATEGIC MOBILITY AND PRESENCE -- MASTER URBAN OPERATIONS -- PREPARE FOR THE NEXT BIG WAR -- MODERNIZE TECHNOLOGY INVESTMENTS -- SET THE STAGE FOR ANOTHER ROUND OF BRAC -- 4 The Army of the Day after Tomorrow: 2025-2040+: -- TRANSFORM ARMY CULTURE -- REDESIGN THE STRUCTURES OF THE OPERATIONAL AND INSTITUTIONAL ARMY -- EXPAND PERSONNEL REFORMS AND DEFINITIONS OF SERVICE -- EMBRACE ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES AND EXPERIMENTATION -- About the Authors -- Appendix: Summary of Recommendations.