Manning Army National Guard Units for Deployment

Abstract

Reliance on the Army National Guard (ARNG) to meet the Army's needs in the Global War on Terrorism since 9/11 has transformed the ARNG from a strategic reserve to an operational force. The Army developed the Force Generation (ARFORGEN) model as a way to generate ready forces from all three Army components to meet global force requirements. However, the protracted Global War on Terrorism has compounded the Army National Guard's ability to meet personnel requirements for deploying units. The ARNG must develop and implement systems to increase the availability of deployable Soldiers and cross-level Soldiers to meet future needs based on the ARFORGEN model. This paper examines the shortage of available personnel in ARNG Brigade Combat Teams (BCTs) just prior to mobilization and the National Guard's ability to increase the BCTs' available personnel from 65% to 100% available. Current policies for filling deploying units are resulting in negative effects for later deploying units and Soldiers. The Department of the Army and the National Guard Bureau must work together to change the current system to increase the availability of Soldiers and meet future personnel needs based on the AFORGEN model.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 11, 2009
Accession Number
ADA508282

Entities

People

  • Kelly C. Macnealy

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Availability
  • Demographic Cohorts
  • Department Of Defense
  • Deployment
  • Distance Learning
  • Dwell Time
  • Education
  • Management Personnel
  • Military Personnel
  • National Guard
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Students
  • Training
  • United States
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

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