DoD Service Academies: Problems Limit Feasibility of Graduates Directly Entering the Reserves.

Abstract

Section 557 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 (P. L. 104-201) directed us to report to the congressional defense committees on the policy and cost implications of up to 5 percent of each academy's graduating class serving in the reserve with a corresponding increase in the number of Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) graduates serving on active duty. Based on discussions with your offices, we (1) determined the number of academy graduates serving in an active status in the reserve component; (2) obtained information regarding the feasibility and implications of a proposal to have academy graduates serve in a drilling status in the reserve component, without having served on active duty, as a means of enhancing the capability of the guard/reserves; and (3) identified other means through which the reserve components are recruiting junior officers.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 24, 1997
Accession Number
ADA323515

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Active Duty
  • Air Force
  • Air National Guard
  • Combat Readiness
  • Congress
  • Department Of Defense
  • Education
  • Marine Corps
  • Military Education
  • Military Operations
  • Military Science
  • National Guard
  • National Security
  • Schools
  • Service Academies
  • Students
  • Training

Readers

  • Military Leadership and Professional Education.
  • Military Mobilization and Reserve Forces Studies.