Naval Reserve Forces throughout the World.
Abstract
After looking at the components of the U.S. Naval Reserve, the authors attempted to make comparisons of active/reserve force mixes among the U.S. and other countries with large navies. These comparisons are very difficult since they are hampered by a paucity of information. Second, even when information is relatively complete as it is in the Britian and the United States, dissimiliar organizational structures run the risk of an apples to oranges comparisons. This study suggests that the U.S. Navy has a richer mix of active to reserves than do other countries with large navies. However, this finding may be caused by definitional problems: other countries classify broader categories of individuals as reservists than does the United States. In fact, their our closer look at the British Navy suggested that the active/reserve force mix was roughly comparable to that of the United States. They conclude that considerable caution be exercised in any active/reserve force mix comparisons across countries.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Feb 01, 1984
- Accession Number
- ADA145876
Entities
People
- A. O. Quester
- A. S. Sicila
Organizations
- Center for Naval Analyses