The Sociology of Army Reserves: An Organizational Assessment

Abstract

This report outlines the ways in which conventional military sociology is inappropriate for an understanding of reserve components. Issues include potential for using'professional reservists; on a part-time basis, alleviating unit pressures on reservists with demanding civilian careers, reconstituting military schools to accommodate time of reservists, feasibility of 'buying-out' superannuated personnel to foster early retirements, and the utility of wargaming computers to aid training in interechelon and interunit coordination. Keywords: Career, Retention, Satisfaction, Personnel.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1990
Accession Number
ADA226888

Entities

People

  • Charles Moskos

Organizations

  • Northwestern University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Active Duty
  • Administrative Personnel
  • Attrition
  • Business Administration
  • Classification
  • Commerce
  • Drilling
  • Employment
  • Management Personnel
  • National Guard
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • Security
  • Social Sciences
  • Sociology
  • Students
  • Training

Fields of Study

  • Education

Readers

  • Military Mobilization and Reserve Forces Studies.
  • Systems Analysis and Design
  • Team-Based Human-Centered Cognitive Task Decision Making and Information Performance.