Is the All-Volunteer Force Still Viable

Abstract

The nation faces significant challenges in using an all-volunteer force (AVF) to execute sustained worldwide high-tempo military operations (OPTEMPO) as well as provide for homeland defense. Available evidence appears to support a thesis that extensive use of military forces in a variety of roles and in a continuous cycle of deployments has considerably strained the United States Army manpower system. This study looks at the Army's force structure and examines stress associated with using an AVF to perform the military's numerous operational requirements. It concludes that the AVF concept remains viable only if the Army successfully implements a combination of long-term more permanent mitigative measures to address force stress resulting from OPTEMPO.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 15, 2006
Accession Number
ADA449419

Entities

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  • Robert D Carlson

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

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  • Human Systems

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  • Afghanistan Conflict
  • Army Personnel
  • Attrition
  • Business Administration
  • Employment
  • Enlisted Personnel
  • Iraqi-War
  • Law
  • Management Personnel
  • Military Personnel
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • Recruiting
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

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