Transforming the Army Reserve Mobilization Process
Abstract
As the Army's federal reserve force in providing critical support force protection and augmentation it is imperative that the Army Reserve can mobilize when called upon - without delay. However given today's fast-paced military environment and the uncertainty of future U.S. military operations is the current mobilization process adequate? While the Army Reserve is currently meeting its mobilization requirements there are some concerns. Though varied they focus primarily on the uncertainty of today's mobilizations - from short notification times to longer-than-anticipated and multiple deployments. As a result of these uncertainties there is grave concern that retention and recruiting will suffer jeopardizing the Army Reserve's overall ability to support the Army as needed. This paper will address those concerns and offer a solution that provides better predictability and efficiency for future mobilizations of Army Reserve forces. It is based on the creation of a Rotational Structure supported by a revised mobilization process establishment of Trainees, Transients, Holdees and Students accounts and changing the Army Reserve force mixture.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 19, 2004
- Accession Number
- ADA424066
Entities
People
- Gordon D. Trounson
Organizations
- United States Army War College