Thesis/Outline

Haines Research Paper Suggested Topics

Homeland Security

Military Uniforms (New)

CONUS/OCONUS Troop Levels

Strategic Communications

Non-Lethal Weapons

Combat Stress

Military’s involvement in the drug war

NCO 2020

NCOPDS

Contractors in theater

Civilian leadership of the military

Israel and its strategic importance

Dealing with Iran’s weapons program

ISIS - the new threat here and abroad

Women in elite combat units

Cyber security

Regionally Aligned Forces (RAF)

Humanitarian Operations

Lessons learned from Iraq

Lessons learned from Afghanistan

Saudi Arabia’s strategic importance

North Korea – the threat

Increasing educational requirements in today’s military

The Army Enterprise System

Military retirement (life after the Army)

Alcohol and Drug abuse in the military

ARSOF 2022

The Army of 2020

Army Learning Concept

Counterterrorism

Military and social media

Insurgency and counterinsurgency

The Chinese threat

The Russian threat

The Baltic States

New P2 Equipment initiatives

New P11 Equipment initiatives

Army downsizing and its effects on readiness

Changing roles of the military in Europe

Suicide trends in the military

PTSD

Sexual assault in today’s Army

The Veteran’s Administration

Mexico and the Cartels

Military involvement in border security

Structured self-development

Cuba relations

The new joint environment

The reserve components of the future (USAR & ARNG)

The National Security Strategy

U.S. and world relations

Global military readiness

Retirement benefits

Arming military personnel at recruiting stations

Guarding military bases

College of the American Soldier

HQDA Paid Parachute Position (PPP)

Reduction Initiative IDES Process (Disability)

Subterranean Warfare

New service pistol

Regional career assignments

New weapon systems in the Army

UAV Program

The Army’s involvement in Space-based operations

The Latin American threat

Future of US Defense Strategy

Advising partner nations on sustainment operations

Training for today’s military

The Army Family

Transgender and/or homosexuals in the military

Today’s youth as future Soldiers

Religion in the military

Preparing the military to combat radical ideologies

Fitness and deployability in the military

Advanced age care for veterans

The military and disease control in Africa

Congress and the military Sequestration and furloughs

Select, Train/Educate, Promote (STEP)