A New Drill Weekend for the Information Age

Abstract

The United States National Guard is the primary organized reserve force for the Army and Air Force. The National Guard conducts 48 inactive duty trainings (IDT) per year and participates in 15 days of annual training. Title 32, U.S.C. section 502(a) (1), establishes this requirement. With impeding budget cuts across the Department of Defense and advancements in technology, it is time to revisit how the National Guard performs IDT periods. This paper examines how the Army National Guard currently prepares for and conducts training for IDT periods. The paper outlines how information technology advancements in broadband and mobile devices have created a mobile workforce. Finally, the paper concludes with a proposed change in policy for managing and conducting IDT periods in the future.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 2013
Accession Number
ADA592965

Entities

People

  • Carla F. Hale

Organizations

  • Carnegie Mellon University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Broadband
  • Commerce
  • Computers
  • Department Of Defense
  • Distance Learning
  • Education
  • Information Systems
  • Mobile Communications
  • Mobile Devices
  • Mobile Phones
  • National Guard
  • Students
  • Training
  • Training Management
  • United States
  • War Colleges
  • Wireless Networks

Readers

  • Military Mobilization and Reserve Forces Studies.
  • Systems Analysis and Design