Force Structure: Army is Integrating Active and Reserve Combat Forces, but Challenges Remain

Abstract

For nearly three decades, the Department of Defense has had a "total force" policy in place aimed at maintaining the smallest possible active duty force and complementing it with reserve forces. As the military downsized in the 1990s, it increased its emphasis on the total force concept and sought new ways to use both active and reserve components effectively. The Department of Defense has emphasized the importance of integration as one way to do this, but without clearly defining integration. In its broadest sense, integration could be considered as any arrangement or event that brings members from two or more components together for a common purpose. It can include formal arrangements to share information or joint participation in training exercises and overseas deployments.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 2000
Accession Number
ADA379534

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Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

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  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems

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  • Active Duty
  • Artillery
  • Combat Forces
  • Combat Support
  • Congress
  • Department Of Defense
  • Employment
  • Military Operations
  • Military Personnel
  • Military Science
  • Military Strategy
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • South Carolina
  • Task Forces
  • United States
  • Warfare

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