3/ National War College, Industrial College of the Armed Forces, and Armed Forces Staff College. 41 National Defense University and the National War College, a subsidiary both belong to the JCS, but the Secretary of Defense influences research efforts. - 70 Figure 10 (Con't) - 71 They could also make those senior military men permanent participants in the National Security Council, if doing so suited presidential purposes. Similarly, the SECDEF could alter the list of Defense Resource Board members to include all Joint Chiefs if, in his opinion, such action would strengthen their stand in strategy sessions and a stronger voice seemed advisable. The Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps, starting tomorrow, could stock the Joint Staff and service colleges with the finest officers, if their leaders put collective efforts in first place. No statutory change is possible unless Congress enacts legislation. Composition of the JCS, confirmation of the Chiefs, their tenure along with that of assistants, staff size, and fundamental functions all fall in that category. SORTING PROCESS Some corrective actions conceivably could create problems more pernicious than those they cure. Alternative means of improving the JCS apparatus become imperative whenever side effects likely would cause liabilities to outweigh benefits obtainable from any given course. Biographic data in this annex were selected to indicate which facets of formal education and experience helped qualify senior U.S. defense planners in the field of national security concept formulation before they took top posts. The list of participants is limited to Presidents and high-level officials who personally assisted them in shaping strategy over the last 36 years. Coverage excludes Service Secretaries and Congressional Committee chairmen, whose primary responsibilities relate to resource allocation, rather than |