Assessing the structure and mix of future active and reserve forces, final report to the Secretary of Defense / National Defense Research Institute
- Published:
- Santa Monica, CA : RAND, 1992.
- Physical Description:
- xiv, 336 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm
- Additional Creators:
- Rostker, Bernard
Roll, Charles Robert
Peet, Marney
Brauner, Marygail K., 1947-
Thie, Harry
Brown, Roger Allen, 1940-
Gotz, Glenn A., 1946-
Drezner, Stephen M.
Don, Bruce W.
Watman, Kenneth, 1948-
Shanley, Michael G., 1947-
Frostic, Fred L., 1941-
Halvorson, Colin O.
O'Meara, Norman T.
Jarvaise, Jeanne M.
Howe, Robert D. (Robert Dale), 1936-
Shlapak, David A.
Schwabe, William, 1942-
Palmer, Adele R., 1947-
Bigelow, J. H.
Bolten, J. G. (Joseph George), 1944-
Dizengoff, Deena
Kawata, Jennifer H., 1955-
Massey, H. G.
Petruschell, R. L.
Moore, S. Craig, 1946-
Lippiatt, Thomas F., 1940-
Sortor, Ronald E. (Ronald Eugene), 1940-
Polich, J. Michael
Grissmer, David W. (David Waltz), 1941-
Kirby, Sheila Nataraj, 1946-
Buddin, Richard J., 1951-
National Defense Research Institute (U.S.)
Rand Corporation
United States. Department of Defense. Office of the Secretary of Defense
United States. Joint Chiefs of Staff - Access Online:
- www.rand.org
- Summary:
- This study examines the structure and appropriate mix of active and reserve forces. It 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.
- Subject(s):
- ISBN:
- 0833012991
- Bibliography Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 329-336).
- Other Forms:
- Also available on the internet via WWW in PDF format.
- Funding Information:
- Office of Secretary of Defense; MDA903-90-C-0004; RCN 550J
Joint Staff; MDA903-90-C-0004; RCN 550J - Access Online:
- www.rand.org
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