Individual Ready Reserve: It's Relevance in Supporting the Long War

Abstract

With the Army Reserve's expanded mission requirements as an operational force, due primarily to its extended use in support of the Global War on Terrorism, the Army Reserve will face challenges in sustaining personnel readiness while supporting on going operations. In response to meeting these personnel readiness concerns, the Army Reserve will require the call-up of Soldiers currently serving in the IRR. With the implementation of the 12 month mobilization policy, which will transfer training tasks from post mobilization to pre-mobilization, it is more critical than ever that Soldiers currently serving in the IRR retain their military skills and care for those issues impacting directly on personnel readiness. Current Reserve Component policy on IRR Soldiers needs to be transformed to support the Army Reserve's new operational role. The intent is to show a path to better and more intense management of IRR Soldiers designed to increase overall ability of the Army Reserve to continue to make salient and relevant contributions to the overall force structure of today's Army as it continues to support the long war.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 19, 2008
Accession Number
ADA480128

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  • Shelley A. Chisholm

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

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  • Human Systems

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  • Active Duty
  • Education
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  • Health Services
  • Management Personnel
  • Military Science
  • Military Training
  • National Guard
  • National Security
  • Organizational Structure
  • Reserve Officer Training Corps
  • Students
  • Training
  • United States
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare
  • Warrant Officers

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  • Military Mobilization and Reserve Forces Studies.
  • Systems Analysis and Design