Reserve Forces: Army Needs to Reevaluate Its Approach to Training and Mobilizing Reserve Component Forces

ISBN-10: 1437919391
ISBN-13: 9781437919394
Series: Reserve Forces
Pages: 44
Language: English
Published: 2009-12
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Author: Sharon L. Pickup

Description

The Army's strategy for training its reserve component (RC) calls for units to conduct training on the primary missions for which they were organized and designed as well as the missions units are assigned in support of ongoing operations. The training is to be conducted over a 5-year cycle with a focus on primary missions during the early years and assigned missions during the later years. This report assessed the extent to which: (1) the Army is able to execute its strategy for training RC forces for their primary and assigned missions; (2) mobilization and deployment laws, reg¿s., and policies impact the Army's ability to train and employ these forces; and (3) access to mil. schools and skill training facilities and ranges affects the preparation of RC forces.