Technology-Based Pilot Programs Improving Future U.S. Military Reserve Forces (1999) / Chapter Skim
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Following the commission's study, the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Reserve Affairs requested that the National Research Council conduct a study to fulfill the following tasks: 1 · characterize the technological environment that could influence the roles of the reserve components in support of active component forces and Commanders in Chief, considering both peacetime and wartime contingencies assess the technologies potentially available over the next 10 to 20 years and determine how technological advances could affect readiness of personnel (including effective and efficient training) , mission effectiveness of the reserve components, and integration of the reserve components with the active components describe a range of scientific and technical pilot programs that will shed light on how to achieve greater reserve component effectiveness and integration .
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However, if present trends continue, future assignments will range from very small missions, such as small peacekeeping operations, to major missions, such as augmenting active components in major wars. In addition to working in fully integrated operations with active components, reserve components could also provide the bulk of the forces for some military missions, such as homeland defense against missile attacks (analogous to their long-standing participation in air defense of the United States)
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Innovative uses of technology for example, increasing the availability of information workstations and training reserve personnel in duty stations or even in their homes could free more of the reserves' limited weekend and annual training time for developing and maintaining unit proficiency. New types of simulations could also improve the training of reserve components and ease their integration with active components.
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Pilot programs represent low-risk opportunities to increase familiarity in a nonthreatening environment. The scientific and technical pilot programs developed by the committee are intended to shed light on ways of using technologies to improve the readiness or effectiveness of reserve components or improve integration with their active counterparts.
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Nevertheless, the committee decided to highlight four pilot programs that could shed light on reserve component capabilities and, perhaps, mitigate some of the cultural differences. Each program proposes that the Army Reserves or Army National Guard perform an important, visible task in partnership with active component forces.
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The Department of Defense should give second priority to planning and conducting the four highlighted pilot programs and should also consider the other pilot programs discussed in this report. The significant increase in the use of reserve components should be accompanied by a significant increase in experimentation in the use of new technologies to ensure that reserve components are ready and trained to operate in concert with active components.
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The Department of Defense should take immediate action to improve the management of the Individual Ready Reserve and extend the Army's Reserve Component Automation System for use beyond peacetime. Rather than conduct pilot programs in these two areas, the Department of Defense should employ available technologies to help fill units more rapidly before deployment and to use the existing peacetime computer system after mobilization.
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