CONCEPTS FOR ORGANIZATION
- TO SECURE THE MAXIMUM USE OF AVAILABLE MANPOWER.
- TO PERMIT TRANSPORT OVERSEAS OF A MAXIMUM OF FIGHTING POWER.
- TO PROVIDE GREATER FLEXIBILITY IN ORGANIZATION IN KEEPING WITH THE PRINCIPLE OF ECONOMY OF FORCE AND MASSING OF MILITARY STRENGTH AT THE DEFENSIVE POINT.
- TO REDUCE HEADQUARTERS AND OTHER OVERHEAD IN ORDER THAT COMMAND FUNCTIONS MAY KEEP PACE WITH MODERN COMMUNICATION AND TRANSPORT FACILITIES.
- TO PROVIDE COMMANDERS WITH THE GREATEST POSSIBLE AMOUNT OF OFFENSIVE POWER THROUGH REDUCTION IN PASSIVE DEFENSIVE ELEMENTS.