Civilians in Military Operations

Paper Summary:

This paper explains that civilians no longer are excluded from military operations. The author describes two categories of civilians: employees who are directly employed by the U.S. military and the contractors who are not directly employed. The paper reports that the increasing number of civilians involved in military operations can be attributed to deep military budget cuts, the privatization of functions that can be done outside the military and a growing reliance on contractors to maintain sophisticated weapons.

From the Paper:

"The civilian employees are directly employed by the U.S. Military and in this case, the military have control over the detailed physical performance of civilian employees. Civilian employees are under the command of a military commander which supervises, controls and disciplines these civilian employees. Civilian employees sometimes work in key areas of the military such as weapons and systems maintenance, logistics and intelligence and often form an integral part of the Department of Defense."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Katherine McIntire Peters. (July 1, 1996). "Civilians at War". GovExec.com magazinehttp://www.govexec.com/archdoc/0796/0796s2.htm
• J. Ricou Heaton. (2005) "Civilians at War: Reexamining the Status of Civilians Accompanying the Armed Forces". Air Force Law Review. http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m6007/is_57/ai_n16520069/pg_14
• Lt. Col. Thea Harvel III. (March 18, 2005). "Department of the Army (DA) Civilians in Support of Military Operations: How Should Current Policies Change to Better Support Them on Today's Battlefield?" A strategy research paper. http://www.strategicstudiesinstitute.army.mil/pdffiles/ksil143.pdf

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