Restructuring the Army National Guard Combat Divisions: Issues and Implications.

Abstract

Force structure issues have been at the forefront of public debate especially since the Commission on Roles and Missions (CORM) of the Armed Forces released their report in May 1995. Much debate centers on the CORM recommendation to eliminate forces with low priority tasks or reorganize them to fill force shortfalls in higher priority areas. As an example, the CORM offered that the eight Army National Guard (ARNG) combat divisions could be used to fill Total Army shortfalls in combat support (CS) and combat service support (CSS) requirements. The CORM suggested this would still leave excess combat spaces that should be eliminated from the Active or Reserve Components. This paper examines issues relevant to force structure decisions and supports the CORM in that the ARNG combat divisions should be used to fix the CS/CSS force structure shortfalls. The paper also posits that the remaining ARNG combat divisions are relevant to maintaining an affordable cost-effective Total Army.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 15, 1996
Accession Number
ADA310859

Entities

People

  • Leslie G. Carlow

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical
  • C4I
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Army Budgets
  • Base Closures
  • Combat Operations
  • Combat Support
  • Force Structure
  • Governments
  • International Law
  • Military Budgets
  • Military Operations
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Reserves
  • National Guard
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • United States
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

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

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