RESERVE FORCES: An Integrated Plan Is Needed to Address Army Reserve Personnel and Equipment Shortages

Abstract

The Department of Defense (DOD) cannot meet its global commitments without continued reserve participation. The Army Reserve provides critical combat support and combat service support units, such as medical and transportation units, to the Army. While Army Reserve members historically could expect to train one weekend a month and 2 weeks a year with activations for limited deployments, since September 11 some have been called upon to support ongoing military operations for a year or more. GAO (1) identified the challenges the Army Reserve faces in continuing to support overseas operations and (2) assessed the extent to which the Army and Army Reserve have taken steps to improve the Army Reserves readiness for future missions.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 2005
Accession Number
AD1178182

Entities

People

  • Alissa Czyz
  • Eileen Peguerro
  • Janet St. Laurent
  • Kenneth Patton
  • Margaret Morgan
  • Rebecca Medina
  • Ronald La Due Lake
  • Timothy A. Burke

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accountability
  • Active Duty
  • Army Personnel
  • Business Administration
  • Combat Forces
  • Combat Support
  • Combatant Commanders
  • Congress
  • Department Of Defense
  • Deployment
  • Employment
  • Enlisted Personnel
  • Governments
  • Management Personnel
  • Military Operations
  • Military Personnel
  • Organizational Structure
  • Overseas
  • Personnel Management
  • Recruiting
  • Shortages (Logistics)
  • Teamwork
  • Training
  • United States Government
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Military Mobilization and Reserve Forces Studies.