FORCE STRUCTURE: Air Force Needs a Periodic Total Force Assessment
Abstract
In May 2000, the Air Force initiated an assessment to test whether the force requirements derived from its manpower requirements determination process were sufficient to support the spectrum of military operations envisioned in the defense strategy: from simultaneously fighting two major theater wars to conducting multiple contingency operations in peacetime. This assessment, called the Total Force Assessment, was the Air Forces first evaluation of manpower adequacy in these contexts since 1995. Past assessments have been done on an irregular basis. In addition to assessing whether the Air Force could support the envisioned wartime and peacetime military operations, the most recent Total Force Assessment was generally expected to provide information to assist Air Force leadership in other force-management and decision-making processes. For example, the Air Force anticipated that Total Force Assessment results might be used to assess the appropriateness of its force mix, provide additional support for budgetary submissions, and provide data for day-to-day management of manpower assets.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 01, 2002
- Accession Number
- ADA401246
Entities
Organizations
- United States Government Accountability Office