Society and the Army Reserve

Abstract

Faced with a declining Regular Army, the United States is once again looking to a strong civilian reserve to augment the Active Army in the event of national emergency. Secretary of Defense Laird has stated that under his total force concept the Reserve components will be the primary means of augmentation rather than an expansion of the draft or training base as has been the situation in the past. After an examination of present Army reserve status and some of the changes that have and are taking place in society, it is concluded that today's Army Reserve cannot fulfill the requirements imposed by the total force concept. As a result, it is time to make sweeping changes in the reserve system, including the offering of challenging, meaningful work which will elicit the full support of society.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 27, 1973
Accession Number
AD0761056

Entities

People

  • David R. Hampton

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Business Administration
  • Employment
  • Enlisted Personnel
  • Human Population
  • Management Personnel
  • Military Organizations
  • Militia
  • Minority Groups
  • National Guard
  • National Security
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • Recruiting
  • Societies
  • Students
  • Training
  • United States

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