The Continuum of Reserve Service

Abstract

Faced with the competing demands of providing an affordable national defense and maintaining the all-volunteer character of the military, defense policy makers on every level must seek innovative solutions. Transformation is the order of the day. An approach that permits the Nation to maintain a relatively small active force by providing a ready and inexpensive expansion force may sound too good to be true. It is not. The Department of Defense (DOD) is at a turning point in its use of the Reserve components and the National Guard. Driven by the unique requirements of Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom, the Secretary has challenged the entire department to transition away from a Cold War approach in many areas of national security policy and action, particularly employing the incredibly rich resource of 1.2 million Guard and Reserve members.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2005
Accession Number
ADA523860

Entities

People

  • Dennis M. Mccarthy

Organizations

  • National Defense University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Active Duty
  • Air National Guard
  • Business Administration
  • Circuit Breakers
  • Cold War
  • Department Of Defense
  • Emergencies
  • Employment
  • Families (Human)
  • Information Systems
  • Manpower
  • Mobilization
  • National Guard
  • National Security
  • Security
  • Training
  • Warfare

Readers

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