Download or read book Manning the Ready Reserve Force written by and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sealift is needed for National Defense. The best source of sealift is a healthy Merchant Marine. The U.S. Merchant Marine is in a serious downward spiral, to make up for the lack of available commercial ships in the RRF (a subset of the NDRF) was created. These ships are laid up in increased states of readiness and are dependent on the existing pool of available merchant mariners for manning. Unfortunately as the Merchant Fleet declines mariners available to man the RRF also dwindles, until now there is serious doubt that there are sufficient mariners available to provide crews for the RRF. Numerous studies of this problem have been based on statistics, exercises and speculation. The activation of the RRF for Desert Shield/Desert Storm involved 80% of the ships and was the only real exercise of the RRF to date. Lessons learned from Desert Shield/Desert Storm bear on the validity of the previous studies and the conclusions drawn. This paper will consider only the issue of manning for the RRF in it's present and planned size. The research involve published and unpublished documents relating to the RRF and information gleaned from government databases available to the author. The chief findings of the study are that a quantitative and qualitative manning problem exists and is becoming worse. The problem is greatly exacerbated by present procedures for distributing the manpower. Solutions have been proposed to increase available manpower. These include a civilian reserve program, Navy Reserve manning and programs to enhance the present system.

Download or read book Manning the Ready Reserve Force written by Mary Theresa Winger and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 105 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This thesis studies the U.S. maritime labor force as it affects the manning of the Ready Reserve Force (RRF). The focus is on the reasons for periodic variations in the labor supply within the U.S. maritime industry. The amount of labor that will be needed to man a fully-activated RRF is compared with the amount of labor predicted to be available to the RRF and the commercial world. The RRF will require about 16 percent of the predicted available labor force. Shortages are bound to occur, especially in light of past history. Recommendations to minimize the amount of shortages include: instituting better union personnel management practices; assignment of personnel on a nationwide rather than local basis, and pooling of union resources to meet emergencies. It is also recommended that DOD develop its own backup source of officers to man RRF ships through an extended Merchant Marine Reserve program.

Download or read book The Ready Reserve Force written by Mary Margaret Orban and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This thesis examines the Ready Reserve Force (RRF) from a personnel manning and supply and logistic support perspective. The history of the RRF and a discussion of its current status are included. Specifically examined is the decline in the number of merchant mariners and in the number of available billets for the mariners. Three merchant marine manning studies are evaluated and five alternatives for guaranteeing manning are discussed. In the area of supply and logistic support, the onboard shore and ship spare part inventories are evaluated for fulfillment of RRF requirements. Recommendations concerning manning include taking measures to increase the size of the U.S. flag fleet, manning Naval Auxiliary ships with merchant mariners, and establishing a civilian Merchant Marine Reserve program. Recommendations concerning supply and logistic support are made to expedite the receipt of needed supplies and ways of cutting costs.

Download or read book Manning Requirements for the Ready Reserve Force in 2001 written by Gaynell G. Barber and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This thesis examines the crewing requirements for the Ready Reserve Force (RRF). Several previous studies suggest that the U.S. will not be able to adequately man the RRF ships during another large-scale mobilization of the RRF for defense purposes, such as Desert Shield/Storm. Manning the RRF is not a one dimensional problem. Factors such as training, licensing, federal regulations, and the management practices of the private shipping industry must also be considered. This thesis looks at the manning dilemma from these different angles. Using information from past studies it proposes the number of qualified crew members needed to successfully mobilize the RRF in the year 2001.

Download or read book Manning Requirements for the Ready Reserve Force in 2001 written by Gaynell G. Barber and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This thesis examines the crewing requirements for the Ready Reserve Force (RRF). Several previous studies suggest that the U.S. will not be able to adequately man the RRF ships during another large-scale mobilization of the RRF for defense purposes, such as Desert Shield/Storm. Manning the RRF is not a one dimensional problem. Factors such as training, licensing, federal regulations, and the management practices of the private shipping industry must also be considered. This thesis looks at the manning dilemma from these different angles. Using information from past studies it proposes the number of qualified crew members needed to successfully mobilize the RRF in the year 2001.

Download or read book Manning U S Strategic Sealift in the Year 2000 written by and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 41 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This paper examines the estimated capability of the United States in the year 2000 to man U.S. controlled strategic sealift assets that would be required for an operation of the size, pace, and limited national mobilization used in Desert Shield and Desert Storm. The scope of this paper includes manning the ships held in reduced operating status (ROS) by the Military Sealift Command and the ships of the Ready Reserve Force (RRF) maintained by the Maritime Administration. Figures as of March 1991 for the activation and manning of ROS and RRF ships for Dessert Shield/Storm are used for estimates of manning requirements. The paper concludes that using the most optimistic case, it will be very difficult to man the projected ROS/RRF fleet with qualified mariners during the initial surge of deployment and the available manpower will provide at best 80% of the requirement on a sustained basis.

Download or read book The Potential Role of the United States Maritime Service USMS in Supporting Ready Reserve Force Vessel Crewing Needs written by Mark T. Jones and published by . This book was released on 2001-06-01 with total page 131 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Because of concerns about possible Merchant Mariner manpower shortages or skill mismatch needed to crew DoD organic vessels during a major contingency, the Maritime Administration (MARAD) has proposed the development of a guaranteed surge pool of experienced inactive mariners available to ensure timely and adequate manning of its Ready Reserve Force (RRF). This pool would be a supplement not a replacement to the current active pool of mariners used to crew the RRF. This initiative is centered on using the United States Maritime Service (USMS) concept. Two main options were proposed: create a stand-alone USMS program under MARAD, and/or integrate the USMS concept with Navy's Merchant Marine Reserve (MMR) program. Fourteen structured interviews were conducted with strategic sealift stakeholders and experts in order to provide MARAD and the Navy with elements of how these pools/programs could be developed and to identif' the option that stakeholders believe is the best approach. Interview results revealed that a stand%alone USMS program, providing it could overcome various obstacles, was the preferred approach. Analysis and recommendations are provided on how both pools could be developed and what issues need to be resolved prior to either program implementation. An alternate approach to use the MMR program for RRF crewing is provided as well.

Download or read book Marine Corps Reserve Administrative Management Manual MCRAMM written by United States. Marine Corps and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Forging a Total Force written by Forrest L. Marion and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Forging a Total Force traces the evolution of the Guard and reserve from the Revolutionary War-era militias to today's operational reserve, an integral part of the nation's total force. In the early republic, the ideal of a citizen-solider, capable of taking the field with little or no training, predominated. The realities of modern combat slowly made it clear that a more professional force was required, but policy changes failed to keep up with that changing necessity. The nation struggled to provide adequate training and equipment to the reserve component throughout the Cold War until the idea of a Total Force, which integrated regular and reserve components, emerged and was achieved. It wasn't until the defense buildup of the 1980s that the ideal of a combat-ready reserve became reality. The core of this book focuses on what came next, from 1990 to 2011, with particular emphasis on the decade after 9/11. The Persian Gulf War demonstrated both the effectiveness of the reserve and the challenges it continued to face. The post-Cold War drawdown during the 1990s made the smaller active component more dependent on the reserves than it had been since the nation's founding. The reserve component proved itself yet again in the wars following 9/11, but also became strained as it became clear just how much the nation depended on its Guard and reserve. Finally, the authors detail the policy changes made midstream in an attempt to address issues with the overextended force, such as balancing training and deployment with civilian lives and careers, providing health care to reservists, and integrating the active and reserve components. The authors conclude by detailing the issues policymakers will face as they forge ahead with citizen-soldiers serving as an operational force."--Provided by publisher.

Download or read book The Place of the Hidden Moon written by Edward C. Dimock and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 1989-10-15 with total page 331 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Vaisnava-sahajiya cult that arose in Bengal in the sixteenth century was an intensely emotional attempt to reconcile the sensual and the ascetic. Exploring the history and doctrine of this cult, Edward C. Dimock, Jr., examines the works of numerous poets who are the source of knowledge about this sect. Dimock examines the life of the saint Caitanya, the mad Baul singers, the doctrines of Tantrism, the origins of the figure of Radha, and the worship of Krishna. His study will appeal to students of the history of religion as well as of Indian culture. This edition includes a new Foreword by Wendy Doniger. "This is a magnificent book—painstakingly researched and gracefully written. . . . Professor Dimock's book is one of the most rewarding and stimulating studies to appear in recent years."—G. Richard Weldon, Journal of Asian Studies

Download or read book Fourth Arm of Defense written by Salvatore R. Mercogliano and published by Government Printing Office. This book was released on 2017 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This publication is the eighth in the series The U.S. Navy and the Vietnam War. The publication focuses on the sealift and logistic operations during the war and includes a number of photographs as well as sidebars detailing specific people and ships involved in the logistic operations. This historical pictorial reference would be of interest to students, historians, members of the military, specifically the Navy, and military leaders, veterans, Vietnam War veterans, and the U.S. merchant marines.

Download or read book Strategic Sealift written by United States. General Accounting Office and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms written by United States. Joint Chiefs of Staff and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Merchant Marine and Defense Act of 1989 written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries. Subcommittee on Merchant Marine and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Department of Defense Authorization for Appropriations for Fiscal Year 1986 written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Armed Services and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 1556 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Hearing on H R 3798 To Authorize the Establishment of a Merchant Ship Revolving Fund and for Other Purposes H R 4136 H R 4146 written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services. Subcommittee on Seapower and Strategic and Critical Materials and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Department of Defense Authorization for Appropriations for Fiscal Year 1994 and the Future Years Defense Program written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Armed Services and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: