In December 2003, when he was Serbia-Montenegrin defence minister, Tadic outlined a three-phase defence strategy that would eventually lead to establishment of a new, professional military.
U prosincu 2003. godine, kada je bio ministar obrane Srbije i Crne Gore, Tadić je izložio obrambenu strategiju u tri faze, koja bi konačno dovela do stvaranja nove, profesionalne vojske.