Reserves vs. Active Duty

Abstract

"Companies were great, battalions were marginal, and regiments were useless" observed Lieutenant General Boomer, the MEF Commander during Operation Desert Storm, during his evaluation of the Selected Marine Corps Reserve's (SMCR) performance. Performance issues persist reflecting deficiencies in education and training in the Reserve Officers Corps. However, when active duty officers were integrated into key billets within the SMCR during OIF, reservists' performance improved dramatically. Consequently, to correct deficiencies and to improve force readiness, the Marine Corps must fill SMCR billets in garrison and during activation with active duty Inspector and Instructors (I&I).

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 2005
Accession Number
ADA524568

Entities

People

  • M. Cottrell

Organizations

  • Marine Corps University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Active Duty
  • Deficiencies
  • Education
  • Field Grade Officers
  • Instructors
  • Leadership
  • Manpower
  • Marine Corps
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Education
  • Military Police
  • Military Science
  • Personnel Management
  • Schools
  • Training
  • United States
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Economics
  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.
  • Military Mobilization and Reserve Forces Studies.