Assessing the Structure and Mix of Future Active and Reserve Forces: Effectiveness of Total Force Policy During the Persian Gulf Conflict

Abstract

The Persian Gulf Conflict provided the first major test of Total Force Policy. It was: the first large scale call-up and use of reserve forces since the Korean War; the first major conflict under the Department of Defense's (DoD) Total Force Policy; and the first call-up using the new authority to access reserves provided by the Congress in 1976. Consequently, Operation Desert Shield /Storm (ODS/S) provides unique empirical data about calling up, mobilizing, and deploying the reserve military forces that were the products of Total Force Policy. Our approach in evaluating the effectiveness of Total Force Policy in the Persian Gulf Conflict was to focus on the availability and readiness of the reserve components in ODS/S.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1992
Accession Number
ADA533402

Entities

People

  • Harry Thie
  • Marygail Brauner
  • Roger Brown

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Combat Forces
  • Combat Operations
  • Combat Support
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Deployment
  • Employment
  • Enlisted Personnel
  • Law
  • Lessons Learned
  • Maintenance
  • Military Force Levels
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies
  • Military Mobilization and Reserve Forces Studies.