Reserve Component (RC) soldiers often attend reclassification training. Reclassification training is required any time a soldier is assigned to a position for which he does not posses the correct Military Occupational Specialty Qualification...
This study investigates a possible correlation between operational tempo and Army Reserve unit personnel readiness. Operational tempo requires examination because previous studies have discounted the impact of operational tempo. Factors may...
The Army's Enhanced Brigades were created in the early 1990s to correct readiness deficiencies discovered in the unsuccessful mobilization of Army National Guard combat units for the Persian Gulf War. According to national leaders, the US military...
Reserve Component unit readiness is important because the Army cannot operate in any spectrum of conflict without mobilizing reserve forces. Major portions of the Army's support structure reside in the reserves. The current Unit Status Report...
The operations tempo of the Army has increased over 300 percent since the Gulf war. In that same period the size of the Army has decreased by one-third. Many of the capabilities from the active Army have been shifted to the reserve components. This...
This paper describes some of the unique challenges faced by this one of a kind organization. It will also discuss how manning, training and quality of life were approached in such a way that the unit was able to accomplish its goal to become one of...
La escasez de recursos vitales: retos, riesgos y amenazas. Brigada Salvador García Herreros, Ejército de Tierra Español; No son pocos los analistas y expertos que piensan que para finales del presente siglo la humanidad tendrá que hacer frente...
Over the last year, the Army has remained strong through its ability to recruit and retain the world's most powerful and respected military force. This "all volunteer" force has not only maintained strength, but grown in numbers even while...
This action plan is the implementing document for initiatives to enhance reserve component (RC) training. This action plan identifies training and training-related issues which affect the conduct of realistic and quality training in the RC. It...
This paper describes some of the events and lessons learned during my past and current assignments as a First Sergeant. I have described key events chronologically. This paper provides details on how NCO Leadership is important in mentoring all...
Thomas, Luther; Hamilton, Neal; Hunt, Harold; Peavy, Kevin; Weis, Daniel
The role of the Reserve Components (RC) is to support the Active Component in times of war and national emergencies. They do this by supplying the Active Component with trained, well-equipped units and soldiers (CALL 92-2). Reserve Component...
Maintaining an effective Army force of volunteers during a time of war is of critical interest to the military leadership. The ongoing Global War on Terrorism poses some of the most complex challenges to the mission of maintaining the force. These...
First Battalion, 155 Combined Arms Battalion (CAB) located out of McComb, MS received a mission to conduct convoy security operations throughout Iraq. The objective was to provide gun-trucks support for the civilian contractors delivering water,...
Initially, this research addresses the Department of Defense's doctrine that separates the Homeland Security mission into two distinct but interrelated mission areas, Homeland Defense and Defense Support for Civil Authorities. Subsequently, it...
If the United States Army is to maintain land dominance in the future, it must think boldly and act aggressively at the beginning of the twenty-first century. The United States cannot afford to defer research, development, or fielding of new...
COL Ronald Westfall focuses on his experiences as an Infantry Battalion Executive Officer mobilized in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF I). In relating his experiences in the pre-mobilization process, COL Westfall describes lacking good...
Since July 2001, Major General James A. Kelley has been the Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff for Readiness for United States Army Forces Command, the Chief of Staff for United States Army Reserve Command, the Deputy Commanding General for Operations...
Since 1916, the Army National Guard has been organized, funded, and missioned as the nation’s primary strategic reserve to the Army. However, after the 11 September 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, the Guard began an...
The thesis examines the organization, roles, capabilities, and contributions of the U.S. Army Reserve Military Intelligence force. It investigates the perception that the individual Military Intelligence soldier--not Military Intelligence...