Operationalization of the Army National Guard: A Bridging Strategy to Stop the Cycle of Indecision

Abstract

Since September 11, 2001, the Army National Guard (ARNG) has brought over 400,000 soldiers to active duty to support operational requirements relating to the Global War on Terror. These demands have initiated the ARNG's transformation from a traditional strategic reserve to an operational reserve. This process has brought to light several significant concerns, each of which may be resolved by the Army over time and budget cycles. Unfortunately, time is not a luxury that the Army has regarding the problems associated with mobilizing ARNG units. Additional concerns exist that need to be resolved sooner than the more overarching ones associated with the transition to an operational reserve. Therefore, a bridging strategy is proposed, one that will mitigate each of the six immediate concerns described within this paper.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 24, 2008
Accession Number
ADA494305

Entities

People

  • Erich W. Randall

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • C4I
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Combatant Commanders
  • Congress
  • Department Of Defense
  • Governments
  • Iraqi-War
  • Law
  • Military Personnel
  • Military Science
  • National Guard
  • Personnel Management
  • Terrorism
  • Training
  • Unified Combatant Commands
  • United States
  • United States Central Command
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Military Mobilization and Reserve Forces Studies.
  • Strategic Security Studies