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Sen. Barry Goldwater (R—AZ) and Rep. William Flynt Nichols (D—AL-4), the co-sponsors of the Goldwater–Nichols Act of 1986. The Goldwater–Nichols Department of Defense Reorganization Act of October 4, 1986 (Pub. L. 99–433; signed by President Ronald Reagan) made the most sweeping changes to the United States Department of Defense since the department was established in the National ...
The stated intent of the Goldwater–Nichols legislation is broadly accepted as valid for effective political discourse on issues affecting the nation's security—the Congress and the Executive need a common understanding of the strategic environment and the administration's intent as a starting point for future dialogue.
The 1986 passage of the Goldwater–Nichols Act caused increased interest in Joint Professional Military Education and created a standard. As of 2005, JPME contains five levels, successful completion of two of which are among the qualifications for the designation Joint Service Officer .
The Goldwater–Nichols Defense Reorganization Act of 1986 clarified and codified responsibilities that commanders-in-chief (CINCs) undertook, and which were first given legal status in 1947. After that act, [ 26 ] CINCs reported directly to the United States Secretary of Defense , and through him to the President of the United States.
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Nichols: The best word that comes to mind is "nostalgia." What that means to me is that there was a very specific time, a very specific place, a very specific group of people that, for a brief ...
The Goldwater–Nichols Department of Defense Reorganization Act of 1986 restructured the Defense Department to improve joint operation after service parochialism and Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) dysfunction were blamed for a series of military embarrassments in the early 1980s, especially during the failed 1980 Iranian hostage rescue mission ...
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