Manning the Ready Reserve Force: A Study of the Availability of U.S. Maritime Labor to Man the Ready Reserve Force.

Abstract

This thesis studies the U.S. maritime labor force as it affects the manning of the Ready Reserve Force (RRF). The focus is on the reasons for periodic variations in the labor supply within the U.S. maritime industry. The amount of labor that will be needed to man a fully-activated RRF is compared with the amount of labor predicted to be available to the RRF and the commercial world. The RRF will require about 16 percent of the predicted available labor force. Shortages are bound to occur, especially in light of past history. Recommendations to minimize the amount of shortages include: instituting better union personnel management practices; assignment of personnel on a nationwide rather than local basis, and pooling of union resources to meet emergencies. It is also recommended that DOD develop its own backup source of officers to man RRF ships through an extended Merchant Marine Reserve program.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1985
Accession Number
ADA164962

Entities

People

  • Mary T. Winger

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Attrition
  • Business Administration
  • California
  • Civil War
  • Commerce
  • Employment
  • Management Personnel
  • Maritime Industry
  • National Governments
  • National Security
  • Naval Operations
  • Personnel Management
  • Second World War
  • Students
  • United States
  • Vietnam War

Readers

  • Enterprise Information Systems Architecture and Joint Command Capability Interoperability Support.
  • Maritime Security/Maritime Homeland Security
  • Naval Personnel Management