Borrowed Military Manpower: What Alternative in a Smaller Army of the Future

Abstract

The collapse of the Warsaw Pact, improved U.S. Soviet relations, and a changing security environment present new challenges to the Army as it examines how best to restructure its forces in the face of major force reductions. The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 calls on the Army to reduce its active strength to 520,000 over the next 5 years. How well the Army manages its restructuring will determine whether it can maintain combat effectiveness during this transitional period as well as into the future. One of the by products of past force structure operations has been increases of Borrowed Military Manpower and Troop Diversions. With increased emphasis on readiness, BMM and Troop Diversion must remain under control during this period of transition. Learning from past lessons should provide insight into how best to resolve the issue.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 19, 1991
Accession Number
ADA237297

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Business Administration
  • Central Europe
  • Combat Forces
  • Department Of Defense
  • Employment
  • Europe
  • Force Structure
  • Manpower
  • Military Personnel
  • National Security
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • Security
  • Training
  • United States
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union
  • Military Mobilization and Reserve Forces Studies.
  • Systems Analysis and Design