Increasing Army National Guard Responsibility, Is the Nation at Risk?

Abstract

The world is in one of the fastest paced rates of change experienced since the end of World War II. The Warsaw Pact and communism are undergoing fundamental changes and may even cease to exist. The American public and its representatives, the Congress have declared the end of the Cold War and are ready to dismantle the US Military to counter the staggering national budget deficit. Traditionally this has been the American reaction when a threat no longer existed. The Army National Guard today represents almost one half of the Total Army combat units. Are these Guard units ready? If they are needed can they respond in a timely manner, trained and equipped? The answers to these questions are yes, if we have increased warning times, the Guard is filled with the equipment its units require, adequate Full Time Unit Support personnel are resourced, and more efficient use of training time is implemented; the Army National Guard can fill an increasing role of national defense with out substantially increasing risk to national security. The cost of maintaining the Guard will increase, but it will be less expensive than maintaining the same units on active duty.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1990
Accession Number
ADA241129

Entities

People

  • Kerry G. Denson

Organizations

  • Air War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Artillery
  • Attack Helicopters
  • Business Administration
  • Correctional Facilities
  • Governments
  • Howitzers
  • Military Personnel
  • Military Science
  • Militia
  • National Governments
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Students
  • United States
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Military Mobilization and Reserve Forces Studies.
  • Strategic Security Studies
  • Systems Analysis and Design