The Future Of The Reserve Forces
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Author | : National Research Council |
Publisher | : National Academies Press |
Total Pages | : 94 |
Release | : 1999-09-01 |
Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | : 0309184428 |
As the twenty-first century approaches, the number of full-time, active duty personnel in the U.S. military (excluding the Reserves and National Guard) is about 1.4 million, the lowest level since before World War II. Nevertheless, the U.S. military is supposed to be prepared to fight two major-theater wars almost simultaneously while conducting peacekeeping operations and other assignments around the globe. To fulfill this wide range of missions, the U.S. military must continue to rely on the Reserves and National Guard, which are known collectively as the reserve components. The current number of reserve components is almost equal to the number of active duty personnel. In the case of the U.S. Army, the number of reserves is double the number of active personnel. This study addresses how technology can be used to improve the readiness and effectiveness of the reserve components and their integration with the active components. Many technologies are expected to enhance the capabilities of the U.S. military in the twenty-first century, including precision weapons, high-fidelity sensors, long-range surveillance, enhanced stealth characteristics, and advanced communications and information systems. This study reaffirms the importance of improved communication and information systems, for improving comprehensive training and accelerating the mobilization of reserve components for military missions in the coming decade. Although programs using these technologies are already under way in both the reserve and active components of the military, this study focuses on the effectiveness of reserve components and active-reserve integration.
Author | : Robert F. Tindall |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 42 |
Release | : 1971 |
Genre | : United States |
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Author | : Janet A. St. Laurent |
Publisher | : DIANE Publishing |
Total Pages | : 40 |
Release | : 2005-11 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781422302293 |
The DoD cannot meet its global commitments without continued reserve participation. The Army Reserve (AR) provides critical combat support & combat service suport units, such as medical & transportation units, to the Army. AR members historically could expect to train one weekend a month & 2 weeks a year with activations for limited deployments Since Sept. 11 some have been called upon to suport ongoing military operations for a year or more. Thia report: (1) identifies the challenges the AR faces in continuing to support overseas operations; & (2) assesses the extent to which the Army & AR have taken steps to improve the AR's readiness for future missions. Includes recommendations. Charts & tables.
Author | : Robert F Tindall (Jr) |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 25 |
Release | : 1971 |
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The purpose of this essay is to study the future of the United States Reserve Forces in an environment of an all-volunteer army or zero draft and to seek solutions to the major problems of recruitment and retention while recognizing that increased importance is being placed on the individual Reservist and the Reserves as a large, combat-ready force. The essay concludes that the voluntary system will not support the Reserves and that the draft will be required or that a new approach to manpower acquisition will be necessary in order to maintain and adequate force level. It expresses some of the economic incentives which could help in motivating the Reserve recruiting and retention program, and it also proposes that patriotism and the desire to perform be exploited as motivating factors. This study is limited to army type personnel, but certainly conclusions pertaining to the other services would be similar and related in their effect on the United States military strategy. (Author).
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Publisher | : DIANE Publishing |
Total Pages | : 69 |
Release | : 1993-07 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 1568065353 |
Reviews the Army's planned force reduction and the roles that will be assigned to Army Reserve and National Guard forces. Addresses the factors influencing the Army's decisions on future reserve roles, rationale behind its planned reserve force reductionsk, and opportunities to more effectively use the reserves in the downsized force. Charts and tables.
Author | : Independent Commission to Review the United Kingdom's Reserve Forces |
Publisher | : The Stationery Office |
Total Pages | : 72 |
Release | : 2011-07-18 |
Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | : 9780108510892 |
In this report the Commission has reached four broad conclusions, all of which support the need for change and early action. Firstly our Reserve Forces are in decline - by our national historic standards and by comparison with other nations U.K. Reserves form too small a part of our overall national military capability. Secondly, the Proposition offered to reservists has declined, ceasing to attract a sustainable Reserve; and the demands of individual augmentation for operations have accelerated the institutional decline of Reserve Forces. Thirdly, the purpose for which we hold Reserves and the roles to which we attribute them have not been updated to match the demands of the new security environment. Fourthly, the potential of the Reserves is not being fully exploited; and the Reserves are not being used in the most cost-effective manner. In this context the Commission puts forward its recommendations.
Author | : Patrick Bury |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 226 |
Release | : 2019-01-31 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 9781912440047 |
Bury's definitive account of the origins, evolution and impact of controversial British defence policy, the Future Reserves 2020 (FR20), one of the most significant organisational transformations of the army since the abolition of conscription.
Author | : National Defense Research Institute (U.S.) |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 28 |
Release | : 1993 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : |
This executive summary presents the major findings and conclusions of the study, which examines the structure and appropriate mix of active and reserve forces. The study analyzes policy issues surrounding the Total Force (that is, active and reserve forces), to include history and effectiveness during the Persian Gulf War. It also evaluates several mixes of active and reserve forces assuming a range of manning and funding levels. With respect to land forces, the study estimated how long it took different types of units to prepare for combat, concluding that reserve support units were the most critical because they managed the overseas deployments, but the readiness of reserve combat units was the most controversial. The study estimated it would take 128 days to prepare a brigade-sized unit for combat. A number of techniques could reduce that time, but rounding out active units at a lower level (e.g., company or battalion) offered the greatest potential for saving time. The study contains detailed analyses of force structures for Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps units. It also addresses the ability to sustain different reserve structures and ways to improve the readiness of reserve combat forces.
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Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 1994 |
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Author | : Jeffrey Jacobs |
Publisher | : University Press of Kentucky |
Total Pages | : 244 |
Release | : 2021-11-21 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0813187850 |
One of the most significant post-Cold War issues is the future of the U.S. Army's reserve components. Although National Guard and Army Reserve units fought well in the first Persian Gulf war, Jeffrey Jacobs warns that Americans should not be sanguine about their ability to perform effectively in future conflicts. Having served in the active Army as well as both the Guard and the Reserve, Jacobs offers a unique perspective on the current missions, structure, and policies of the Army and the impact of the reserve system on its readiness for combat. From both active and reserve points of view, Jacobs describes the current limitations and deficiencies inherent in the separate structures of the Army's three disparate components. He finds the roots of many of the reserves' problems in their strong ties to traditions and politics. The solutions he proposes focus on integrating the three components into a true Total Army—in fact as well as in rhetoric. Such reforms will affect several sacred cows, including state control of the National Guard, the weekend drill system, and the geography-based reserve system. Much has been written about the reserves, but few recent writers have proposed such far-reaching reforms. Jacobs's controversial proposals will interest those who make, influence, and study military policy. Here is a stimulating and thought-provoking consideration of a vital aspect of America's defense posture.