An All-Volunteer Army: Impact on the United States Army Reserve in the Seventies

Abstract

The basic question is whether the United States Army Reserve (USAR) can maintain authorized strength levels in an all-volunteer environment. Examined are problems that USAR units are encountering in regaining authorized strengths after unprecedented losses in 1972, the tasks involved in keeping strengths up after reaching authorized levels, and some of the problems that loom for the future.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 22, 1973
Accession Number
AD0778877

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  • James R. Compton

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  • United States Army War College

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