Total Force: Federal Reserves and State National Guards.

Abstract

This report considers the growing strategic importance of the Armed Forces Reserve Components. The thesis is that declining defense budgets leading to smaller Active Component forces, coupled with the inherent dangers facing the world community in a multipolar world, will make the use of Reserve forces on a recurring basis a necessity. Yet, the Reserve Components' roles, legal basis, mission, mobilization, training, force structure, and relationship to their respective Active Component remain relatively little understood. This report seeks to clarify these areas.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 07, 1994
Accession Number
ADA289696

Entities

People

  • Charles E. Heller

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • C4I
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Civil War
  • Education
  • Employment
  • Enlisted Personnel
  • Law
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Force Levels
  • Military History
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Navy
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • Second World War
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Military Mobilization and Reserve Forces Studies.
  • Strategic Security Studies