The Training Division as a Mobilization Asset
Abstract
There are 12 US Army Reserve Training Divisions, each with a mobilization mission to assume command and control of an Army Training Center and to conduct basic and advanced individual training for approximately 12,000 personnel. This mission is appropriate for a military buildup required by a conventional conflict of a World War II or Korea variety. But, given the long time frames between Training Division (TD) mobilization and its end product - trained soldiers, its mission should be reexamined and its use for other types and intensities of warfare should be considered. The essay examines: (1) The total time frame from mobilization of the TD to production of the 'basic' soldier; (2) The numbers of TD's and training centers available for use; (3) The difficulties inherent in determining the probabilities of certain types of warfare; and (4) Alternative roles for the TD's. The essay concludes that a national emergency and mobilization should involve the TD's by: (1) Immediate callup of Divisions which have functional training sites available and beginning the training cycle; and (2) Utilizing non-mobilized TD's to meet both the special training and testing needs of active army and activated reserve component units, and for training non-unit reservists called to active duty.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 20, 1975
- Accession Number
- ADA023883
Entities
People
- Robert M. Carter
Organizations
- United States Army War College