Download or read book Reserve Forces written by United States. General Accounting Office and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 5 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on the: (1) Army's incremental cost estimate to mobilize, deploy, and pay a reservist called up for active duty; (2) Department of Defense's (DOD) fiscal year (FY) 1998 supplemental funding request for military operations and FY 1999 budget amendment for military operations, which include funds for the use of reservists in Bosnia and Macedonia; (3) type of reserve units that would be used in these missions; and (4) number and type of Army reservists deployed for Bosnia operations since 1995. GAO noted that: (1) according to budget information provided by the Army, the monthly incremental cost to use a reservist averages about $4,385 per month, which accounts for the military pay and accrued benefits provided to a reservist while on active duty status; (2) this status includes all reserve component soldiers who are mobilized, in transit, deployed, demobilized, or on leave; (3) in addition to the military pay, there is a one-time cost of about $800 for the mobilization of each reservist called up for active duty; (4) for the Bosnia operation, there is a one-time cost of about $600 per reservist for mission-specific clothing; (5) on April 30, 1998, both the House and Senate passed legislation that provides $478.9 million in supplemental funding for DOD operations in Bosnia; (6) these supplemental appropriations, as well as previously appropriated funds approved by Congress, will fund mobilized reserve component pay and allowances of $155.7 million and $1.9 million for Army operations in Bosnia and Macedonia; (7) DOD submitted a FY 1999 budget amendment for funding operations in Bosnia and Macedonia; (8) this request includes $205.9 million and $1.9 million in mobilized reserve component pay and allowances for Army operations in Bosnia and Macedonia; (9) since Bosnia mission requirements have not been finalized, decisions on which reserve units to mobilize for FY 1999 have not been made; (10) currently, personnel from the 1st Calvary Division and III Corps are developing Bosnia mission requirements and determining the active units that can be deployed to meet the requirements; (11) reserve forces will be utilized for those requirements that cannot be met by active forces from all services; (12) according to Army officials, final requirements for reservists for the Bosnia and Macedonia missions may not be established until June 1998; (13) at that time: (a) needed reserve units will be notified for training; and (b) the units will receive mobilization orders approximately 30 days before they are to mobilize; (14) as of November 1997, over 15,000 personnel from both the Army Reserve and the Army National Guard have been used for the Bosnia operation; and (15) this figure includes reservists deployed in Bosnia as well as reservists stationed in Hungary, Croatia, Germany, Italy, and the United States.

Download or read book Reserve Forces Cost Funding and Use of Army Reserve Components in Peacekeeping Operations written by and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 6 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During our March 1998 testimony before the Subcommittees on Military Readiness and Military Personnel, House Committee on National Security, Representative Taylor expressed an interest in increasing the use of Army Reserve and Army National Guard personnel for peacekeeping missions in Bosnia and other locations, including Macedonia. Representative Taylor noted that the provision of additional funding may need to be resolved to accomplish this objective. To assist the Congress in determining the necessary funding level, Representative Taylor asked us to provide information on the cost and use of reservists in a peacekeeping operation. This letter provides (1) the Army's incremental cost estimate to mobilize, deploy, and pay a reservist called up for active duty; (2) information on the Department of Defense's (DOD) fiscal year 1998 supplemental funding request for military operations and fiscal year 1999 budget amendment for military operations, which include funds for the use of reservists in Bosnia and Macedonia; (3) the type of reserve units that would be used in these missions; and (4) the number and type of Army reservists deployed for Bosnia operations since 1995. To accomplish our objectives, we interviewed Army officials and obtained pertinent documentation from them. According to budget information provided by the Army, the monthly incremental cost to use a reservist averages about $4,385 per month, which accounts for the military pay and accrued benefits provided to a reservist while in active duty status.

Download or read book Reserve Component Soldiers as Peacekeepers written by and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the continuing effort to maintain a ready force and honor the United States commitments throughout the world, in 1993 the Chief of Staff of the Army directed a test of the use of Reserve Component forces for the Multinational Force and Observers (MFO) peacekeeping mission in the Sinai. A battalion composed of 80% RC individual volunteers and 20% Active Component soldiers was activated, trained and deployed as the 28th MFO rotation to the Sinai (Jan-Jul 95). ARI conducted an assessment of personnel and training issues using performance, interview and survey data. The four research questions and their findings are as follows. (1) Personnel: Who volunteered and why? What, if any, changes should be made to the volunteer screening process? (2) Family Support: How well did the family support system work? What was the impact of Sinai service on the family and civilian lives of volunteers? (3) Training/Performance: What are the unique and minimal training requirements? Did the training process produce a cohesive unit that could perform the mission? (4) Impact on the 29th ID(L): What is the impact on the ARYG units that sent volunteers, both during the deployment and post-deployment? Recommendations for future deployments are discussed in the text. ARI will continue to assess the impact of the deployment and post-redeployment re-entry on National Guard soldier commitment/retention, marital stability and financial well-being through October 1997. Cost analyses are not included in the ARI portion of the MFO assessment.

Download or read book Reserve Forces written by John H. Pendleton and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2010-04 with total page 55 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Reserve Component Programs written by United States. Reserve Forces Policy Board and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Reserve Forces Army Needs to Finalize an Implementation Plan and Funding Strategy for Sustaining an Operational Reserve Force written by and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since September 11, 2001, the Army has heavily used its reserve components -- the Army National Guard and Army Reserve -- for ongoing operations even though they were envisioned and resourced to be strategic reserves. A congressional commission, the Department of Defense (DoD), and the Army have concluded that the Army will need to continue to use its reserve components as an operational force. The transition will require changes to force structure as well as manning and equipping strategies that could cost billions of dollars. The 2009 Defense Authorization Act directed GAO to study this transition. This report provides additional information on the following: (1) progress and challenges the Army faces, (2) to what extent the Army has estimated costs for the transition and included them in its projected spending plans, and (3) the effect of the operational role on the Guard's availability to state governors for domestic missions. GAO examined planning, policy, and budget documents, and relevant sections of Titles 10 and 32 of the U.S. Code; and met with DoD, Army, reserve component, and state officials. GAO recommends that the Army finalize an implementation plan and cost estimates for the transition to an operational force, and include transition costs in its funding plans. In comments on a draft of this report, DoD agreed with GAO's recommendations.

Download or read book Reserve Forces written by Janet A. St. Laurent and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2005-11 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Download or read book Annual Report of the Reserve Forces Policy Board written by United States. Reserve Forces Policy Board and published by . This book was released on 198? with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Reserve Forces written by United States Government Accountability Office and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-09-20 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since September 11, 2001, the Army has heavily used its reserve components-the Army National Guard and Army Reserve-for ongoing operations even though they were envisioned and resourced to be strategic reserves. A congressional commission, the Department of Defense (DOD), and the Army have concluded the Army will need to continue to use its reserve components as an operational force. The transition will require changes to force structure as well as manning and equipping strategies that could cost billions of dollars. The 2009 Defense Authorization Act directed GAO to study this transition. This report provides additional information on (1) progress and challenges the Army faces, (2) to what extent the Army has estimated costs for the transition and included them in its projected spending plans, and (3) the effect of the operational role on the Guard's availability to state governors for domestic missions. GAO examined planning, policy, and budget documents, and relevant sections of Titles 10 and 32 of the U.S. Code; and met with DOD, Army, reserve component, and state officials.

Download or read book Reserve Component Personnel Issues written by Lawrence Kapp and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2011-04 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The term ¿Reserve Component¿ is used to refer collectively to the seven individual reserve components of the armed forces: the Army Nat. Guard (NG), the Army Reserve, the Navy Reserve, the Marine Corps Reserve, the Air NG, the Air Force Reserve, and the Coast Guard Reserve. These reserve components ¿provide trained units and qualified persons available for active duty in the armed forces.¿ Since 1990, reservists have been involuntarily activated six times, incl. two large-scale mobilizations for the Persian Gulf War and in the aftermath of 9/11. This increasing use of the reserves has led to interest in funding, equipment, and personnel policy. This report provides an overview of key reserve component personnel issues. This is a print on demand report.

Download or read book The Reserve Components as an Operational Force written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services. Subcommittee on Military Personnel and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Management of the Reserve Components written by William F. Levantrosser and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book RESERVE COMPONENT SOLDIERS AS PEACEKEEPERS written by and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Reserve Forces written by United States Government Accountability Office and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-09-15 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ongoing operations in Iraq and Afghanistan have required the deployment of large numbers of Army National Guard and Army Reserve personnel. The Department of Defense (DOD) faces the unprecedented challenge of sustaining large-scale, long-duration operations with an all-volunteer military force. In addition, DOD's homeland defense missions have taken on higher priority, and National Guard forces have state responsibilities for homeland security activities as well as their traditional roles in responding to natural disasters. Over the past few years, GAO has examined the effects of ongoing military operations and domestic missions on the Army National Guard and Army Reserve. This statement, which draws on prior GAO work, focuses on (1) challenges in sustaining Army reserve component equipment and personnel readiness while supporting ongoing operations and (2) the extent to which the Army's planned transformation initiatives will alleviate equipment and personnel shortages and enhance readiness. The Army National Guard and Army Reserve have made significant contributions to ongoing military operations, but equipment shortages and personnel challenges have increased and, if left unattended, may hamper the reserves' preparedness for future overseas and domestic missions. To provide deployable units, the Army National Guard and the Army Reserve have transferred large quantities of personnel and equipment to deploying units, an approach that has resulted in growing shortages in nondeployed units. Also, reserve units have left significant quantities of equipment overseas and DOD has not yet developed plans to replace it. The Army National Guard reports that its units have less than one-third of their required equipment, and the Army Reserve reports that its units have about half of the modern equipment they need to deploy. These shortages could also adversely affect reserve units' ability to perform homeland defense missions and provide support to civil authorities in the event of natural disasters or terrorist attacks. The Army also faces shortages of personnel trained in some high-demand skills. These readiness challenges have occurred because the Army reserve components' role has shifted from a strategic reserve force to an operational force that is being used on an ongoing basis. However, DOD has not fully reassessed its equipment, personnel, and training needs and developed a new model for the reserves appropriate to the new strategic environment. GAO has made recommendations that DOD conduct a comprehensive reassessment of equipment, personnel, training, and funding requirements given the reserve components' shift to an operational role, but DOD's progress to date in addressing them has been limited. Without a comprehensive reassessment of equipment and personnel policies, the Army's reserve components may not be well prepared to deal with future events at home or abroad. The Army has begun two transformational initiatives intended to enhance reserve units' ability to conduct 21st century operations and plans to spend over $24 billion for equipment over the next 5 years. These initiatives are significant, but the extent to which they will alleviate equipment and personnel challenges is unclear. The Army faces challenges in managing both

Download or read book Sustaining the Army s Reserve Components as an Operational Force written by Christopher M. Schnaubelt and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report identifies emerging policy lessons regarding the use of, and reforms to, the U.S. Army's Reserve Components (RCs) as an operational reserve derived from analyses of their contributions to Operations Enduring Freedom, Iraqi Freedom, New Dawn, and other recent contingency operations. These lessons can be applied to sustain the readiness of the U.S. Army Reserve and Army National Guard in future contingencies.

Download or read book Ready Reliable and Relevant written by U. S. Military and published by . This book was released on 2017-03-03 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Army Reserve Component (RC) has a major role in America's Global War on Terror (GWOT). Over the past decade and a half, the Army National Guard (ARNG) and the United States Army Reserve (USAR) have mobilized hundreds of thousands of Soldiers in support of contingency operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as to numerous other missions worldwide and throughout the Continental United States (CONUS). They have proven their capabilities and exceeded operational expectations, successfully transitioning from the strategic reserve force of the Cold War era to a well-trained and experienced operational reserve force of the GWOT era. The problem facing the Department of Defense (DOD), is determining the future utilization of RC forces, specifically their operational role, their implementation, and the development of a suitable mobilization authority that will support a broad spectrum of future operational requirements. This monograph presents two primary arguments. First, the Army RC should continue its role as an operational reserve in support of future operational requirements. Second, continuing the use of the Army RC as an operational reserve requires the implementation of a new mobilization authority, one that will be more lasting, functional, and suitable for the current operating environment. This monograph presents two key proposals including the sustainment of the RC as an operational reserve, and a comprehensive plan for the implementation of a new mobilization authority. The action plan for these proposals includes a recommended framework and guidelines for a new mobilization authority that will achieve the goals of maintaining the use of RC forces as an operational reserve while modernizing the mobilization process to meet the demands of the current operating environment. A new and improved mobilization authority will allow Army RC forces to remain ready, reliable and relevant, capable of supporting future operational requirements of the 21st century. This monograph presents two primary arguments. First, the Army RC should continue its role as an operational reserve in support of future operational requirements. Second, continuing the use of the Army RC as an operational reserve requires the implementation of a new mobilization authority, one that will be more lasting, functional, and suitable for the current operating environment. There are five principal factors supporting the continued use of the Army RC as an operational reserve. First, over three quarters of a million Army RC Soldiers representing a large scale of ARNG and USAR units have mobilized since September 11, 2001 (9/11) in support of OEF, OIF, OND, and ONE, demonstrating the proven capabilities and very significant operational role of the Army RC in America's GWOT. 2 Second, as the Regular Army (RA) decreases its end strength, projected to fall to as low as 440,000 to 450,000 Soldiers by 2019, the RC can expect ongoing mobilizations and a substantial operational role. Third, current force structure allocations include a large volume of the Army's critical support units in the RC, including sustainment units and those historically categorized as combat support (i.e., chemical, engineer, military police, and signal units), as well as civil affairs and medical units. Maintaining such a large volume of the Army's support force structure in the RC increases the likelihood of their operational use for future operational requirements.

Download or read book The Reserve Policies of Nations written by Richard Weitz and published by Strategic Studies Institute U. S. Army War College. This book was released on 2007 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work provides a comprehensive assessment of critical developments in the reserve policies of the world's major military powers as well as a wealth of data on recent developments affecting the reserve policies of Australia, Britain, Canada, China, France, Germany, Israel Japan, and Russia.