Analysis of the U.S. Army's Two-Reserve Structure: Is a Federal Army Reserve Force Necessary

Abstract

The United States Army has employed a two-reserve concept (Army National Guard and Army Reserve) since the early 1900's. In this paper I will determine if the original reasons for the establishment of a Federal Army Reserve force still exist and whether they remain valid today. The September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks against the homeland of the United States combined with the increasingly larger scale magnitude of recent natural disasters have confirmed that the United States requires military forces that are readily available and that possess the personnel equipment and organizational capability to quickly and successfully take necessary action in support of the defense safety and welfare of the communities, states, and of the nation. I will explore whether the United States would be better served by consolidating the units personnel and capabilities of the Army Reserve into the National Guard resulting in a single reserve component with increased capabilities to perform its dual State and Federal mission.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 15, 2006
Accession Number
ADA449654

Entities

People

  • Michael J. Garshak

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Combat Operations
  • Congress
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Governments
  • Homeland Security
  • Law
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Science
  • Militia
  • National Governments
  • National Guard
  • National Security
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • United States
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Emergency Management and Homeland Security.
  • Military Mobilization and Reserve Forces Studies.