Reconstitution of the Base Force of 1995: Plan or Placebo

Abstract

The monograph analyzes the background and significance of reconstitution and its relationship to the emerging national military strategy for the 1990s. It reviews the doctrine and policies which have been developed to implement the concept in the military services. It further examines the merits of linking incremental reconstitution options to the Graduated Mobilization Response (GMR) system as a way to initiate measures to form new units early in a crisis. Finally one of the means of reconstitution, the Army's cadre divisions is looked at to determine its potential as a method of reconstituting fighting units. This monograph concludes there is much work which needs to be done on the underpinnings of a strategy of reconstitution. This includes clearly defining the concept, providing unity of command and effort to the strategy, writing appropriate doctrine, educating the various leaders who must execute the policies, and developing sound plans for implementing reconstitution within all the military services

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 14, 1993
Accession Number
ADA274542

Entities

People

  • Stephen M. Lutz

Organizations

  • United States Army Command and General Staff College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Active Duty
  • Cold War
  • Department Of Defense
  • Doctrine
  • Governments
  • International Organizations
  • Leadership
  • Mobilization
  • National Security
  • Second World War
  • Security
  • Standards
  • United States
  • Ussr
  • War
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.
  • Military Mobilization and Reserve Forces Studies.