{"id":2736,"date":"2026-02-25T01:48:58","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T01:48:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/daily-bullet.com\/?p=2736"},"modified":"2026-02-25T01:48:59","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T01:48:59","slug":"army-doctrine-writers-embrace-ai-to-speed-knowledge-to-the-force","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/daily-bullet.com\/?p=2736","title":{"rendered":"Army Doctrine Writers Embrace AI to Speed Knowledge to the Force"},"content":{"rendered":"
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FORT LEAVENWORTH, Kan. \u2013 The process of writing Army doctrine, traditionally measured in years, is getting a 21st-century upgrade. Thanks to digital tools, some enabled by artificial intelligence, authors at the Combined Arms Doctrine Directorate are examining processes and gaining efficiencies without sacrificing their high standards for quality and precision.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have had people ask us about using AI and large language models to speed up the doctrine development process for years,\u201d said CADD Director Richard Creed, Jr. \u201cSo, when some of these tools became available the first thing we did was figure out their capabilities. That meant that we needed to identify people on our team with some AI experience from using civilian applications who could help us figure out what was possible.\u201d<\/p>\n

Two officers, Lt. Col. Scott McMahan, a doctrine writer in the Operational Level Doctrine Division, and Maj. Matthew Martinez, CADD\u2019s Information Management Officer, took leaders\u2019 guidance and developed a four-pronged strategy to equip every doctrine writer with the skills and tools necessary to leverage AI effectively. The strategy began with foundational training for all CADD members, allowing them to apply approved AI tools to their work immediately.<\/p>\n

To foster expertise, the plan also calls for training a \u201cmaster gunner,\u201d someone highly qualified in using AI tools, within each doctrine division. These experts can then help their teams tackle more difficult challenges and find advanced applications for the technology. Furthering the integration, AI best practices are being formally incorporated into the Doctrine Developer\u2019s Course, ensuring future writers are introduced to these techniques from the start.<\/p>\n

Finally, CADD leaders are working with the Combined Arms Command and industry partners to build a purpose-made AI tool. This new software will be designed for all Army doctrine writers, but it will be especially helpful to authors at the Centers of Excellence, where personnel and time are often scarce.<\/p>\n

According to McMahan, the answer is not in \u201cletting AI write the books\u201d that guide the force. Instead, it is about providing human experts with powerful new assistants. \u201cYou treat it like a resourceful and motivated young officer who might not know all the information, but they can certainly assist you in cutting some corners and being a little more efficient,\u201d he said. \u201cThe bottom line is that eventually it should, even if you\u2019re just shaving at the margins, it\u2019s going to speed up the time when doctrine will reach Soldiers in the field.\u201d<\/p>\n

Creed said his guidance was always to treat technology as a tool, not a panacea. \u201cBecause we have such good people, I expected that we would stay abreast of developments and be ready when the tools were ready,\u201d he said. \u201cThey came up with an approach that would make one person in each doctrine division an AI subject matter expert while training everyone else in the basic use of AI for tasks related to their job. It was no different than ensuring all Soldiers are combat lifesavers while assigning an actual medic to each platoon.\u201d<\/p>\n

So far, changes have been small, but those small changes add up when looking at multiple individual and project tasks. One example is an internally developed tool that gives writers the ability to quickly search in hundreds of texts for historical vignettes that illustrate a complex doctrinal point. This task could once have taken days of research, especially for a new doctrine author.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe large language model tools under development now have access to the databases we needed access to in the past. Access to the data is the foundational measure of whether the tools are useful to us. We tip our hats to those who figured out how to do that,\u201d said Creed.<\/p>\n

Another use of AI is something McMahan calls \u201cbreaking the blank page.\u201d The tool can help writers get through creative blocks and generate ideas. \u201cWe were looking for some more meat for an idea,\u201d he said. \u201cWe were able to feed this tool some initial thoughts, and of the three paragraphs it spit out, one sentence was used, but that was a really powerful and useful sentence.\u201d<\/p>\n

Blending technology and in-house experience is reducing administrative burdens for doctrine authors and staff in several ways. For instance, digital tools that assist with grammar and readability free authors to focus on the complex aspects of their work, which in turn saves valuable time for CADD\u2019s high-demand editors. This efficiency extends beyond writing, as leaders have improved the publications tracking process with automated forms and use of Power Business Intelligence, and individuals are creating their own self-study tools to prepare for internal certification.<\/p>\n

McMahan recognizes the technology is not perfect, but notes that it is improving over time. He said that AI models can \u201challucinate\u201d by inventing facts or confuse source materials when asked a question. These are critical flaws in a field where accuracy is paramount. In one case, an AI-generated question for a doctrine test was based on an outdated manual, an error that was only caught because the user creating the test was an expert on the topic.<\/p>\n

Situations like this drive home why subject matter expertise is paramount. \u201cWe made it perfectly clear that AI tools were not intended to be a crutch for not doing the work we expect from our people,\u201d Creed said. \u201cHumans will review every line of what an LLM produces for accuracy. To make sure that happens one must make sure your people know their business.\u201d<\/p>\n

To learn more about Army doctrine and the Combined Arms Doctrine Directorate visit the Combined Arms Command\u2019s website.<\/p>\n

By Randi Stenson, MCCoE Public Affairs<\/em><\/p>\n

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