Army's Ability to Mobilize and Use Retirees as Planned is Doubtful.

Abstract

Completed here is a review of the Army's plan for mobilizating retirees in the event of a war or national emergency requiring a full mobilization. On the basis of this plan, the Army has preassigned about 90,000 retirees to report to military installations within 7 days of a full mobilization. By the end of September 1982, the Army planned to have about 100,000 retirees preassigned. This review shows that the estimated number of retirees the Army expects to report for duty is unreliable and that, for those who do report, the Army does not know enough about their performance capability and refresher training needs. Furthermore, many local commands are not even aware that retirees have been assigned to them and, therefore, have not developed specific plans for assigning, using, and supporting retirees when they report for duty.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 15, 1982
Accession Number
ADA121024

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Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

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  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems

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  • Active Duty
  • Anti-Tank Weapons
  • Army Training
  • Availability
  • Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
  • Clothing
  • Congress
  • Cost Effectiveness
  • Doctrine
  • Health Services
  • Job Training
  • Manpower
  • Medical Personnel
  • Mobilization
  • Statistical Samples
  • Training
  • United States

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