Reserve Forces. Army Needs to Reevaluate Its Approach to Training and Mobilizing Reserve Component Forces

Abstract

Ongoing operations in Iraq and Afghanistan have required the involvement of large numbers of Army National Guard and Army Reserve personnel and demands on the Army's reserve component forces are expected to continue for the foreseeable future. In addition, the high demand for ground forces has led DOD to retrain some units for missions that are outside of their core competencies. Our past reports have noted a number of personnel, equipment, and training challenges that the Army's reserve component forces have faced since the start of the global war on terrorism in 2001. For example, we have noted that preparation for ongoing operations has often required different types of training as units are being tasked to perform assigned missions such as convoy security or detainee operations, which may differ significantly from their primary missions, such as artillery.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 2009
Accession Number
ADA501866

Entities

People

  • Grace Coleman
  • John Vallario
  • Michael Ferren
  • Nate Tranquilli
  • Nicole Harms
  • Ron La Due Lake
  • Sharon L. Pickup
  • Susan Tindall

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Army Training
  • Attrition
  • Basic Training
  • Congress
  • Department Of Defense
  • Doctrine
  • Governments
  • House Of Representatives
  • Law
  • Military Education
  • Military Science
  • Military Training
  • National Security
  • Training
  • United States
  • United States Government
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Military Mobilization and Reserve Forces Studies.
  • Military Training and Readiness Simulation
  • Military and Counterinsurgency Studies.