Pershing became a part of this war by being assigned as commander of the American Expeditionary Forces, which President Woodrow Wilson assigned him (Gerald 2). While as commander of an important force, Pershing went against many challenges (“John J.”5). A challenge he faced was the United States standing army grew from a little less than 130,000 men to 2,000,000 in just eight months (“John J.”5). He also had to make a large amount of decisions that could affect his troops (“John J.”6). Some decisions he had to make as commander were such as how large the American Expeditionary Forces should grow, how to organize supplies, where they should fight at in Europe, and when his troops would be ready for combat (“John J.”6) Even though he had many decisions to make, Pershing was confident in each and every decision he made (“John
Pershing became a part of this war by being assigned as commander of the American Expeditionary Forces, which President Woodrow Wilson assigned him (Gerald 2). While as commander of an important force, Pershing went against many challenges (“John J.”5). A challenge he faced was the United States standing army grew from a little less than 130,000 men to 2,000,000 in just eight months (“John J.”5). He also had to make a large amount of decisions that could affect his troops (“John J.”6). Some decisions he had to make as commander were such as how large the American Expeditionary Forces should grow, how to organize supplies, where they should fight at in Europe, and when his troops would be ready for combat (“John J.”6) Even though he had many decisions to make, Pershing was confident in each and every decision he made (“John