Optimization of Citizen Sailor Integration in the Navy's Total Force
Abstract
The Navy's reliance on the Naval Reserve Force has increased significantly in the post-9/11 era specifically by pulling the reserves into the operational fold with the active components. Optimizing Integration is the key to ensure the Navy Reserves is able to provide support across the entire operational spectrum. However this process continues to face challenges in achieving the Navy's Total Force objective. In a time when financial and material resources are finite, improvements in refined roles and responsibilities, reduction in funding complexity, improved effectiveness of the cross-assigned sailor, and maximizing training opportunities within available reserve time and employer restraints will increase efficiencies in end-state integration. Active units can benefit from reading Integrate Your Reserves: A How-To Primer as a starting point on techniques to integrate reservist. If the Navy is going to maintain an effective reserve force and move beyond the "weekend warrior" construct, it must also reform and update how reservists train, receive funding and successfully balance civilian requirements. Through these changes, the country can truly have a "Total Force," prepared to meet its national security requirements.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 19, 2015
- Accession Number
- AD1175871
Entities
People
- Bree A. Guiterman