Technology-Based Pilot Programs Improving Future U.S. Military Reserve Forces (1999) / Chapter Skim
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2 Reserve Forces Today
2 Reserve Forces Today
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TABLE 2-1 U.S. Armed Forces: Active and Ready Reserve Strengths as of September 30, 1998 Active Components Ready Reserve Guard Reserve Percent Percent PercentTotal ServiceStrength of ServiceStrength of Service Strength of ServiceStrength Army484,000 38%367,000 29% 432,000 34%1,282,000 Navy382,000 65%N/A N/A 206,000 35%589,000 Marine Corps173,000 64%N/A N/A 99,000 36%272,000 Air Force368,000 61%108,000 18% 128,000 21%604,000 Total DoD Force1,407,000 51%475,000 17% 865,000 32%2,747,000 Coast Guarda35,000 73%N/A N/A 13,000 27%48,000 Total Force1,442,000 52%475,000 17% 878,000 31%2,795,000 aThe Coast Guard is a unit of the U.S.
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This situation is different from the situation in 1987, during the Cold War. Contingency plans call for using forces in order of their readiness normally, elements of the active component first followed by elements of the ready reserve.
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Other Selected Reserve personnel serve on full-time active duty in active component organizations or in reserve component units. Members of Selected Reserve units, by law, must train at least 14 to 15 consecutive days annually and perform 48 drills annually.
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Application of the concept will be geared to the recognition that in many instances the lower peacetime sustaining costs of reserve force units, compared to similar active units, can result in a larger total force for a lesser budget. In addition, attention will be given to the fact that Guard and Reserve Forces can perform peacetime missions as a by-product or adjunct of training with significant manpower and monetary savings (DoD, 1970~.
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TABLE 2-4 Varying Levels of Participation by Reserve Components Type of Unit Percent of this Unit Type Maintained in the Reserve Components Army Navy Marine Corps Air Force Coast Guard Prisoner-of-War Brigades Civil Affairs Units Chemical Battalions Field Artillery Battalions Attack Helicopter Battalions Mobile Inshore Undersea Warfare Units Warfare Support Helicopter Squadrons Cargo Handling Battalions Military Sealift Command Personnel Civil Affairs Groups Tank Battalions Strategic Intercept Force Tactical Airlift Aerial Refueling/Strategic Tankers Tactical Fighters Deployable Port Security Units 100% 97% 75% 58% 45% 100% 100% 93% 85% 00% so% 100% 64% 55% 30% 99% Source: DoD, 1998e. 15 The part-time status of the reserve components, which allows them to operate at lower cost than fulltime active components, is also the basis of their greatest limitation.
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The reserve components of the other services have developed their own standalone systems, which are not necessarily integrated or compatible with active component systems. BARRIERS TO INTEGRATION The Reserve Forces Policy Board, a statutory body established by Congress in 1952 to advise the Secretary of Defense on reserve component issues, has conducted a series of symposia to identify ways to optimize the use of the reserve components.
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