The Role of the National Training Center during Full Mobilization

Abstract

This study proposes a role for the Army's National Training Center at a state of Full Mobilization. Current plans for mobilization disestablish the manpower resources for the National Training Center at Fort Irwin, California upon declaration of a state of full mobilization in event of war or other national emergency. It is hypothesized that these resources may have some better value if applied to assisting in the mobilization of the Army National Guard's four heavy division. Study of past mobilizations reveal negative trends in the areas of personnel and training readiness of mobilizing reserve component divisions. It has proven increasingly difficult for reserve component forces to demonstrate adequate levels of individual and unit task performance proficiency when called upon to mobilize. Additionally, personnel turbulence has caused pre- mobilization training readiness assessments to be invalid instruments for predicting post-mobilization readiness.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 07, 1991
Accession Number
ADA240742

Entities

People

  • Edward P. Donnelly

Organizations

  • United States Army Command and General Staff College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Business Administration
  • Civil War
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Doctrine
  • Employment
  • Enlisted Personnel
  • Management Personnel
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Science
  • Military Training
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • Second World War
  • Students
  • Training Devices
  • Warfare
  • Weapons Effects

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  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Medical or Health Care Field.
  • Military Mobilization and Reserve Forces Studies.