The All-Volunteer Armed Force--A Blueprint for Military and Political Weakness

Abstract

This monograph examines a number of the findings of the Gates Commission Report on the all-volunteer armed force. It provides arguments which tend to refute their findings regarding historic reliance on voluntarism, pay, voluntarism among career forces, and the impact of the draft on voluntarism. Also addressed are cost, flexibility, patriotism, and the responsibility to meet the threat facing our nation. It concludes that the all-volunteer force concept will result in a smaller, less capable force and the end of conscription may well alter our 'national will' to retain our leadership position in the world.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 20, 1972
Accession Number
AD0912754

Entities

People

  • Thomas W. Mcguire Jr.

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Active Duty
  • Agreements
  • Air Force
  • Department Of Defense
  • Education
  • Governments
  • Law
  • Leadership
  • Military Organizations
  • National Guard
  • National Security
  • Recruiting
  • Statistics
  • Test And Evaluation
  • United States
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Military Leadership and Professional Education.
  • Naval Personnel Management
  • Strategic Security Studies