| FY2010 National Defense Authorization Act: Selected Military Personnel Policy Issues |
10-Nov-2009 |
36 pages |
| Authors:
Lawrence Kapp; Don J Jansen; David F Burrelli; Charles A Henning; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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 | Military personnel issues typically generate significant interest from many Members of Congress and their staffs. Ongoing military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, along with the emerging operational role of the Reserve Components, further heighten interest in a wide range of military personnel policies and issues. The Congressional Research Service (CRS) selected a number of the military personnel issues considered in deliberations on the House-passed and Senate passed-versions of the National ... |
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| Defense Health Care: Post-Deployment Health Reassessment Documentation Needs Improvement |
Nov-2009 |
59 pages |
| Authors:
GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE WASHINGTON DC
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| The Department of Defense (DOD) implemented the post-deployment health reassessment (PDHRA), which is required to be administered to servicemembers 90 to 180 days after their return from deployment. DOD established the PDHRA program to identify and address servicemembers' health concerns that emerge over time following deployments. This report is the second in response to a Senate Armed Services Committee report directing GAO to review DOD's administration of the PDHRA, and ... |
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| Weight Measurements and Standards for Soldiers |
Oct-2009 |
16 pages |
| Authors:
Donald A Williamson; PENNINGTON BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH CENTER BATON ROUGE LA
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| The purpose of this three-year study is to: 1) implement a computerized database to track the fatness and physical performance of Reservists assigned to the 94th RRC and 804th Medical Brigade, 2) provide the 94th RRC and 804th Medical Brigade with an environmental/internet-based intervention to increase health risk communication and promote healthy body weight/fatness and physical performance, 3) monitor the fatness and physical performance of the Reservists for two years ... |
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| Medical Surveillance Monthly Report (MSMR). Volume 16, Number 10, October 2009 |
Oct-2009 |
29 pages |
| Authors:
ARMED FORCES HEALTH SURVEILLANCE CENTER SILVER SPRING MD
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| This publication is the women's health deployment issue. Articles in the publication include: Health of women after deployment in support of Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom; Medical evacuation for suspected breast cancer, active and reserve components; Department of Defense vaccine guidance for novel H1N1 influenza; and Hospitalization rates for hepatitis A. It also provides summary tables and figures on health assessments, deployments, medical events and training. |
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| Positioning the Reserve Headquarters Support (RHS) System for Multi-Layered Enterprise Use |
Sep-2009 |
112 pages |
| Authors:
Douglas J Koch; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA DEPT OF INFORMATION SCIENCES
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| Currently, the Navy stores and retains data in multiple data warehouses, in various formats, in numerous legacy systems. The Navy's Bureau of Personnel is responsible for four distinct data stores that house unique data for: Active Duty Officers, Active Duty Enlisted, Drilling Reserve Officers and Enlisted, and all Inactive Service members. Decision-makers within the Navy have proposed combining the data into one cleansed, metadata tagged, indexable and searchable enterprise data ... |
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| FY2010 National Defense Authorization Act: Selected Military Personnel Policy Issues |
27-Aug-2009 |
31 pages |
| Authors:
Lawrence Kapp; Don J Jansen; David F Burrelli; Charles A Henning; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| Military personnel issues typically generate significant interest from many Members of Congress and their staffs. Ongoing military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, along with the emerging operational role of the Reserve Components, further heighten interest in a wide range of military personnel policies and issues. The Congressional Research Service (CRS) selected a number of the military personnel issues considered in deliberations on the House-passed and Senate passed-versions of the National ... |
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| Medical Surveillance Monthly Report. Volume 16, Number 8, August 2009 |
Aug-2009 |
29 pages |
| Authors:
ARMED FORCES HEALTH SURVEILLANCE CENTER SILVER SPRING MD
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| Since October 1985, the U.S. military has conducted routine screening for antibodies to HIV-1 among civilian applicants for U.S. military service. Since 1986, all members of the active and reserve components of the U.S. Armed Forces have been periodically screened for antibodies to HIV-1. This report summarizes prevalences and trends of HIV-1 antibody seropositivity among civilian applicants for military service who have been screened since 1990. It also summarizes incident ... |
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| Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies: FY2010 Appropriations |
29-Jul-2009 |
32 pages |
| Authors:
Christine Scott; Daniel H Else; Sidath V Panangala; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| The Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies appropriations bill provides funding for the planning, design, construction, alteration, and improvement of facilities used by active and reserve military components worldwide. It capitalizes military family housing and the U.S. share of the NATO Security Investment Program, and finances the implementation of installation closures and realignments. It underwrites veterans benefit and health care programs administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs, provides ... |
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| FY2010 National Defense Authorization Act: Selected Military Personnel Policy Issues |
17-Jul-2009 |
21 pages |
| Authors:
Don J Jansen; Lawrence Kapp; David F Burrelli; Charles A Henning; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| Military personnel issues typically generate significant interest from many Members of Congress and their staffs. Ongoing military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, along with the emerging operational role of the Reserve Components, further heighten interest in a wide range of military personnel policies and issues. The Congressional Research Service (CRS) selected a number of the military personnel issues considered in deliberations on the House-passed version of the National Defense Authorization ... |
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| U.S. Military Stop Loss Program: Key Questions and Answers |
10-Jul-2009 |
20 pages |
| Authors:
Charles A Henning; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| Stop Loss is a frequently misunderstood DOD force management program that retains servicemembers beyond their contractually agreed-to separation date. Because of the involuntary nature of this extension, some critics have referred to the program as a ?backdoor draft? or ?involuntary servitude?. Stop Loss was initially used in the 1990-91 Gulf War and later in Bosnia and the Kosovo Air Campaign. All of the Services used Stop Loss at the beginning ... |
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| Medical Surveillance Monthly Report. Volume 16, Number 7, July 2009 |
Jul-2009 |
21 pages |
| Authors:
ARMED FORCES HEALTH SURVEILLANCE CENTER SILVER SPRING MD
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| Lyme disease is a zoonotic tick-borne disease that is caused by infection with a spirochetal bacterium of the genus Borrelia. It has a worldwide distribution and is endemic in many temperate regions of the northern hemisphere. In the United States, it is hyperendemic along the mid- and northeastern Atlantic seaboard and in nonurban areas of Wisconsin. Lyme disease is transmitted by ticks that feed on both humans and animal hosts ... |
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| Peacekeeping/Stabilization and Conflict Transitions: Background and Congressional Action on the Civilian Response/Reserve Corps and other Civilian Stabilization and Reconstruction Capabilities |
16-Jun-2009 |
28 pages |
| Authors:
Nina M Serafino; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| The 111th Congress will face a number of issues regarding the development of civilian capabilities to carry out stabilization and reconstruction activities. In September 2008, Congress passed the Reconstruction and Stabilization Civilian Management Act, 2008, as Title XVI of the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (S. 3001, P.L. 110-417, signed into law October 14, 2008). This legislation codified the existence and functions of the State ... |
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| New Partnerships for a New Era: Enhancing the South African Army's Stabilization Role in Africa |
Jun-2009 |
54 pages |
| Authors:
Deane-Peter Baker; ARMY WAR COLL STRATEGIC STUDIES INST CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| Since emerging from the mire of its apartheid past, South Africa has become a key player in Sub-Saharan Africa. The very significant challenge of creating a truly national military during a period in which South Africa has also wrestled with tough internal socioeconomic problems has left the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) in a weakened state. Despite this, in recent years the branches of the SANDF, particularly the South ... |
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| Lowering the Retirement Age for Military Reservists |
11-May-2009 |
25 pages |
| Authors:
Sylvester Cannon; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| Normally, military reservists who perform at least 20 years of creditable service are eligible to receive retirement pay once they have reached the age of 60. For some military reservists this could mean waiting an additional 22 years before receiving retirement pay after completing 20 years of active military service. By contrast, retired active duty military personnel can start receiving retirement pay the month following their completion of 20 years ... |
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| Taking the Bite Out of Dental Readiness: Assessing Readiness in the National Guard and the Reserves |
01-Apr-2009 |
44 pages |
| Authors:
George J Hucal; DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS WASHINGTON DC
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| The activation and deployment of the National Guard and Reserves have increased since September 11, 2001. There is an emphasis on keeping those units manned, equipped, trained, and ready for future deployments and cases of national contingencies. Medical readiness plays a critical role in service members being able to accomplish their mission. Dental readiness is one essential part of medical readiness, and therefore is of national importance. The Army and ... |
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| Anthropometric Survey (ANSUR) II Pilot Study: Methods and Summary Statistics |
Apr-2009 |
96 pages |
| Authors:
Steve Paquette; Claire Gordon; Bruce Bradtmiller; ANTHROTECH YELLOW SPRINGS OH
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| Virtually every Army materiel system in use was designed and/or sized using a database of anthropometric information that is 20 years old. It was based on the Army Anthropometric Survey (ANSUR), which was conducted in 1988 on only Active Duty Soldiers. However, more than one-half of today's fighting forces are National Guard and Reserve component troops. A pilot study (ANSUR II) was recently undertaken to (1) assess anthropometric change since ... |
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| Deployment of the National Guard: Mobilization in Confusion |
27-Mar-2009 |
36 pages |
| Authors:
Geoffrey J Slack; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The current mobilizations of the Reserve Forces of the United States in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom have been attenuated with serious problems caused by a weak and outdated mobilization plan. Historically, American military efforts for large scale mobilization of its reserves and conscript generated forces have never occurred smoothly and resolving the problems have taken considerable time. The current set of mobilizations have fared no ... |
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| Civil Affairs - Building the Force to Meet Its Future Challenges |
20-Mar-2009 |
30 pages |
| Authors:
Miguel A Castellanos; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| Civil Affairs (CA) forces and the capabilities they provide to commanders on the battlefield are critical enablers to winning the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. Since the beginning of the wars, Army Reserve CA Soldiers assigned to the U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (USACAPOC), the Army's conventional CA force provider, have mobilized continuously in support of these operations. Unable to sustain theater force requirements, other Army Reserve ... |
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| Maximizing Pre-Mobilization Training at Home Station |
13-Mar-2009 |
32 pages |
| Authors:
Michael R Aberle; Anthony Johnson; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The current mobilization policy directs deploying reserve component units to serve at least 365 days on active duty. This policy requires much of the training the mobilized unit previously completed at the mobilization station and after they were mobilized now must be completed prior to their mobilization date to allow maximum use of the mobilized unit's deployment. This paper examines what steps were taken to facilitate this new method of ... |
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| Addicted to Stop-Loss: Army Personnel Readiness in the GWOT Era |
10-Mar-2009 |
38 pages |
| Authors:
Michael Godfrey; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| For many years, the All-Volunteer Army has often operated with fewer Soldiers available to fill the Army's requirements. Before Operation Iraqi Freedom, the Army mitigated personnel shortages with existing strategies and policies which provided sufficient personnel to meet the Army's immediate needs. However, since the Army's continuous involvement in combat operations of the last eight years, previous personnel policies and strategies to mitigate routine shortages of personnel have proven insufficient ... |
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| Identifying the Training Challenges and Needs of Deploying Units |
Mar-2009 |
50 pages |
| Authors:
Peter S Schaefer; William R Sanders; ARMY RESEARCH INST FOR THE BEHAVIORAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCES FORT KNOX KY
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| In response to rapidly evolving mission requirements and changing tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTP), U.S. Army small unit leaders (company level officers and non-commissioned officers [NCOs]) are required to develop new training methods and/or adapt existing products to meet training needs. The core challenge for the small unit leader is to rapidly develop and implement predeployment training that incorporates lessons learned and new TTPs. At the same time, these leaders ... |
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| Implementing the Army Family Covenant: How Well is the Army Doing? |
27-Feb-2009 |
34 pages |
| Authors:
Laura Avery; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The Army Family Covenant (AFC) is the Army's promise to provide balance in sustaining Soldiers and their families by standardizing and funding family programs and services; providing top quality health care; improving housing; ensuring excellence in schools, youth programs, and child care; expanding employment and educational opportunities for families; improving Soldier quality of life; and providing Soldiers and their families a supportive environment where they can live and thrive. Change ... |
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| Security Forces of the Kurdistan Regional Government |
26-Feb-2009 |
312 pages |
| Authors:
Dennis P Chapman; CENTER FOR STRATEGIC AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES WASHINGTON DC
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| Since 1991, the Kurdistan has enjoyed autonomy from the rest of Iraq. Despite upheavals and setbacks, during this period the Kurds of northern Iraq have established viable government institutions including legally constituted legislative, executive, judiciary, and security entities. These structures were the only state elements in Iraq to remain intact in the aftermath of the 2003 U.S. invasion, and have continued to develop in the intervening 6 years. Their existence ... |
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| An Institution in Crisis: The Army Reserve Officer Corps |
16-Feb-2009 |
38 pages |
| Authors:
Ernest Erlandson; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The officer shortage in the United States Army Reserve has reached critical levels and the overall impact threatens the long-term health of the organization. Insufficient recruiting, low accessions, and increased officer attrition driven by a multitude of internal and external factors have all contributed to these shortages. Significantly, the shortage of junior and mid-grade officers can derail current efforts to transform the US Army Reserve (USAR) from its traditional role ... |
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| Transforming the USARNG: Challenges in Implementing the ARFORGEN Model |
03-Feb-2009 |
49 pages |
| Authors:
Michael J Woods; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| Since 9/11 the nation has relied on the Army National Guard (ARNG) to be a critical component in the nation's war against terrorism. With existing threats abroad, our nation has increased the operational demand of the Active Army to the point that reliance on the ARNG to aid in the fight on terrorism is essential. The ARNG has transitioned from a strategic reserve into a fully functional operational reserve. Transformation ... |
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| Fighter Drawdown Dynamics: Effects on Aircrew Inventories |
Jan-2009 |
175 pages |
| Authors:
James H Bigelow; William W Taylor; John A Ausink; RAND CORP SANTA MONICA CA
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| The Air Force faces an increasing demand for personnel with pilot skills, a demand driven by the expanding number and size of various staffs (such as those of air operations centers) and an increased demand for operators of unmanned aircraft systems (UASs), who, by Air Force policy, must be pilots. At the same time, the Air Force faces a declining ability to produce pilots (particularly fighter pilots) because its aircraft ... |
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| To Examine the Need for Creating a Civil Affairs Officer Basic Course |
Jan-2009 |
34 pages |
| Authors:
Damone A Garner; MARINE CORPS COMMAND AND STAFF COLL QUANTICO VA
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| This paper will suggest that Civil Affairs as a branch in the Army has not fully achieved equality of other branches in terms of credibility, skills sets, and personnel that would give commanders a broad understanding of how to utilize Civil Affairs forces. Furthermore, this essay proposes an officer basic course for the Civil Affairs branch to train and populate its force to meet the needs of current and future ... |
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| Medical Surveillance Monthly Report (MSMR). Volume 15, Number 8, October 2008 |
Oct-2008 |
29 pages |
| Authors:
Steven Tobler; Mark V Rubertone; John F Brundage; Robert F DeFraites; Robert J Lipnick; Tracy S DuVernoy; Ellen Wertheimer; ARMED FORCES HEALTH SURVEILLANCE CENTER SILVER SPRING MD
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| Prolonged and/or intense exposures to cold can significantly impact the health, well-being and operational effectiveness of service members and their units. Because U.S. military operations are conducted in diverse geographic and weather conditions, the U.S. military has developed extensive countermeasures against threats associated with training and operating in cold environments. In recent years, rates of hospitalization for cold weather-related injuries of U.S. military members have generally declined - at least ... |
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| Peacekeeping/Stabilization and Conflict Transitions: Background and Congressional Action on the Civilian Response/Reserve Corps and Other Civilian Stabilization and Reconstruction Capabilities |
18-Sep-2008 |
29 pages |
| Authors:
Nina M Serafino; Martin A Weiss; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| The State Department's Office of the Coordinator for Reconstruction and Stabilization (S/CRS) was established in 2004 to address longstanding concerns, both within Congress and the broader foreign policy community, over the perceived lack of the appropriate capabilities and processes to deal with transitions from conflict to stability. These capabilities and procedures include adequate planning mechanisms for stabilization and reconstruction operations, efficient interagency coordination structures and procedures in carrying out such ... |
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| Weight Measurements and Standards for Military Personnel |
Sep-2008 |
17 pages |
| Authors:
Donald A Williamson; PENNINGTON BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH CENTER BATON ROUGE LA
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| The purpose of this three-year study is to: 1) implement a computerized database to track the fatness and physical performance of Reservists assigned to the 94th RRC and 804th Medical Brigade, 2) provide the 94th RRC and 804th Medical Brigade with an environmental/internet-based intervention to increase health risk communication and promote healthy body weight/fatness and physical performance, 3) monitor the fatness and physical performance of the Reservists for two years ... |
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| FY 2009 National Defense Authorization Act: Selected Military Personnel Policy Issues |
21-Jul-2008 |
34 pages |
| Authors:
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| Military personnel issues typically generate significant interest from many Members of Congress and their staffs. Ongoing military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan in support of what the Bush Administration terms the Global War on Terror, along with the emerging operational role of the Reserve Components, further heighten interest and support for a wide range of military personnel policies and issues. CRS selected a number of issues considered by Congress as ... |
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| A US Army Reserve (USAR) Noncommissioned Officer (NCO) Tacit Knowledge Inventory: Flexible Structure for Squad-Level Leader Self-Development |
01-Jun-2008 |
70 pages |
| Authors:
Teresa Z Taylor; Linda Higley; David Grabarczyk; Lincea Ruth; ARMY RESEARCH INST FOR THE BEHAVIORAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCES ARLINGTON VA
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| Because the development of adaptive leaders is a top priority for the U.S. Army, the Army continuously seeks ways to improve its leader development programs. One way is by sponsoring research programs aimed at finding strategies to enhance leader competencies by examining the degree to which knowledge, particularly tacit knowledge (TK), contributes to a leader's effectiveness. TK is informal knowledge (not taught in institutions), accrued during the experience of operational ... |
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| The Challenges of an Operationalized National Guard and a Militia Alternative |
14-Apr-2008 |
74 pages |
| Authors:
D E Gelinas; NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIV NORFOLK VA JOINT ADVANCED WARFIGHTING SCHOOL
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| The National Guard contributes nearly half of the total combat forces currently employed in both Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom and a majority of Operation Noble Eagle. The Department of Defense must acknowledge this increasingly unsustainable pace and toll of domestic and overseas tasking for the National Guard as the Guard attempts to fulfill its statutory requirements under Titles 10 and 32 of United States Code. The thesis of ... |
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| A Century in Reserve and Beyond |
10 APR 2008 |
33 pages |
| Authors:
James P. Monagle; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| Tracing the concept of the reserve from the early days of the nation, from the Constitutional debates of the 18th and 19th centuries, and from the legislation leading to the establishment of the Army Reserve, this Strategy Research Project (SRP) describes the role of the Army Reserve from its beginning as a reserve corps of medical doctors to that of a strategic reserve force, and then to its current operational ... |
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| Modeling and Simulation Requirements for Unit Level Training at the Operational Level of War |
Apr-2008 |
10 pages |
| Authors:
James M McCall; Geoffrey P Barbier; Andrea L Wolfe; Oscar A Garcia; AIR FORCE RESEARCH LAB MESA AZ WARFIGHTER READINESS RESEARCH DIVISION
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| This paper examines the problem and identifies requirements for modeling and simulation tools to fill the unit level training gap at the operational level of war. To economically produce expert Command and Control crew members, personnel must participate more frequently in meaningful training experiences. Current Air and Space Operations Center (AOC) training requires active duty personnel to attend only one major and three minor exercises every year. Air National Guard ... |
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| Educational Assistance for Recruitment and Retention: Enabling an Operational Reserve |
25-Mar-2008 |
31 pages |
| Authors:
Maria I Lopez; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The Army Reserve is a key component of the all-volunteer force. The Army Reserve is facing major challenges in sustaining an operational force within a Cold War context. To avoid a return to the draft, it is paramount to properly fund and manage the Tuition Assistance (TA) Program in order to retain quality Soldiers by supporting their educational needs.1 The Army Reserve Education Benefits, specifically the TA Program, supports the ... |
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| Operationalization of the Army National Guard: A Bridging Strategy to Stop the Cycle of Indecision |
24-Mar-2008 |
45 pages |
| Authors:
Erich W Randall; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| Since September 11, 2001, the Army National Guard (ARNG) has brought over 400,000 soldiers to active duty to support operational requirements relating to the Global War on Terror. These demands have initiated the ARNG's transformation from a traditional strategic reserve to an operational reserve. This process has brought to light several significant concerns, each of which may be resolved by the Army over time and budget cycles. Unfortunately, time is ... |
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| Cost of War: Can the Department of Defense Afford the Bill |
23 MAR 2008 |
31 pages |
| Authors:
Mae M. Goldmann; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| Much has been reported in the news about the cost of the current war in Iraq and Afghanistan. Daily accounts of what Congress has identified in Supplemental funding, how much the Department of Defense has requested, and what actions the President has taken in the process. Supplemental funding has dominated the funding process for the past 5 years and all indications are it will continue into the foreseeable future. The ... |
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| National Guard Pre-Mobilization Training Certification: 54 Ways to Skin a Cat |
18 MAR 2008 |
33 pages |
| Authors:
Thomas J. Weiss; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| On January 19, 2007 the Secretary of Defense announced significant changes to the mobilization of reserve component (RC) forces in support of the Global War on Terror. Most notably RC forces would only serve 12 months of active duty for each mobilization. This would be accomplished by conducting a substantial portion of their pre-deployment certification training prior to mobilization reducing the required post-mobilization training time to approximately 2 months leaving ... |
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| Splicing the Reserve Component Stovepipe - Joint Reserve Command |
18 MAR 2008 |
31 pages |
| Authors:
Clark H. Summers; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| Reliance upon the Reserve Components (RC) is greater now than at any time since the Second World War. RC assets serve as key force providers meeting both expeditionary and domestic mission needs as part of the operational force prosecuting the Global War on Terror (GWOT). Less recognized is the increasing role the RC forces play in meeting strategic or operational requirements where authorized Service force structure is not available, becoming ... |
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| US Army Medical Department Journal, January - March 2008. Warriors in Transition; Healing with Dignity and Determination |
MAR 2008 |
77 pages |
| Authors:
Don Aldridge; Janet Aquino; Richard Burton; ARMY MEDICAL DEPT CENTER AND SCHOOL FORT SAM HOUSTON TX
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| Clinical and nonclinical professional information designed to keep U.S. Army Medical Department personnel informed of health care, research, and combat and doctrine development information. |
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| The Army Reserve Meeting Homeland Security Obligations Amidst Transformation |
29-Feb-2008 |
31 pages |
| Authors:
Sylvester H Brown; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The United States Army Reserve is undergoing tremendous change during transformation to include Base Closure and Realignment (BRAC). It is closing 176 reserve centers, occupying 125 new joint reserve centers; disestablishing ten Regional Readiness Commands (RRCs) and three Regional Readiness Groups, and establishing four Regional Readiness Sustainment Commands and restructuring several Operational and Functional Commands. During transformation, the Army Reserve will dissolve RRC alignment with the ten Federal Emergency Management ... |
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| FY2009 Defense Budget: Issues for Congress |
11-Feb-2008 |
52 pages |
| Authors:
Stephen Daggett; Ronald O'Rourke; Lawrence Kapp; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| Outline: Overview, Trends, Issues; Weapons Acquisition; Personnel Issues. |
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| Prospective Assessment of Neurocognition in Future Gulf-Deployed and Gulf-Nondeployed Military Personnel: A Pilot Study |
FEB 2008 |
57 pages |
| Authors:
Jennifer J. Vasterling; Susan P. Proctor; LOUISIANA VETERANS RESEARCH AND EDUCATION CORPORATION NEW ORLEANS LA
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| To examine neuropsychological outcomes associated with OIF deployment. Secondary objectives include identification of risk and resiliency factors for adverse neuropsychological outcomes. Prospective cohort design in which deploying Army soldiers are assessed once prior to deployment and twice after redeployment. A comparison group of soldiers is assessed before and after a period of garrison duty. Methods include administration of performance-based neuropsychological measures and self-report surveys. Time 1, Time 2, and Time ... |
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| Enhancing the Performance of Senior Department of Defense Civilian Executives, Reserve Component General/Flag Officers, and Senior Noncommissioned Officers in Joint Matters |
01-Jan-2008 |
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| Authors:
Ralph Masi; Steve Drezner; Herbert J Shukiar; Raymond E Conley; Bernard D Rostker; RAND CORP SANTA MONICA CA
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 | In recent years, there has been increasing recognition that leaders across the Total Force must have greater understanding of the various roles, boundaries, and functions assigned the combatant commanders, other services, combat support agencies, and interagency organizations. General and flag officers, political appointees, and SES members provide the executive leadership that must develop and execute the Department of Defense's (DoD's) strategy for the defense of the nation. Reserve component G/FOs ... |
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| U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Armed Services Panel on Roles and Missions: Initial Perspectives |
JAN 2008 |
97 pages |
| Authors:
Jim Cooper; Ike Skelton; Duncan Hunter; Erin Conaton; Mark Lewis; Tom Hawley; Andrew Hunter; Andrew Hyde; Russell Rumbaugh; David Sours; COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES WASHINGTON DC
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| The Pentagon's traditional way of thinking of restructuring is termed "Roles and Missions," an innocuous-sounding phrase with breathtaking reach. Normally confined to the Pentagon, the recent need for nation-building has broadened security thinking to agencies outside the Department of Defense. The task of this "Panel on Roles and Missions" is to examine the "roles" of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, and Coast Guard, as well as the particular "missions" ... |
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| Measuring the Strategic Value of the Armed Forces Health Longitudinal Technology Application (AHLTA) |
Jan-2008 |
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| Authors:
James H Bigelow; Katherine M Harris; Richard Hillestad; RAND CORP SANTA MONICA CA
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| The Military Health System (MHS) has more than 9 million eligible beneficiaries, including active duty service members and their families, retirees and their families, and Guard and Reserve members serving on active duty and their families. The MHS provides health care through its own facilities and personnel (direct care); it also purchases care from civilian providers (purchased care). In January 2004, the MHS's Clinical Information Technology Program Office (CITPO) began ... |
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| State Defense Force Journal. Volume 4, Issue 1, Fall 2008 |
Jan-2008 |
35 pages |
| Authors:
Ronald Scott; Martin Hershkowitz; John R Brinkerhoff; Wayne E Girardet; Chesky Tenenbaum; STATE DEFENSE FORCE GERMANTOWN MD
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| This issue of the State Defense Force Journal contains the following articles: Understanding the Posse Comitatus Act and the Insurrection Act, by John R. Brinkerhoff, Colonel USA Retired; On the Need for a State Defense Force Noncommissioned Officer Council, by First Sergeant (MD) Ronald Scott and Colonel (MD) Martin Hershkowitz; The New Jersey Naval Militia, by Captain Wayne E. Girardet, NJSG; and The Critical Shortage of Military Chaplains: One Possible ... |
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| The New Jersey Naval Militia |
Jan-2008 |
4 pages |
| Authors:
Wayne E Girardet; NEW JERSEY NAVAL MILITIA FORT DIX NJ
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| Naval militias predate the reserve system and functioned primarily as a back-up force for the U.S. Navy. At its high water mark around the turn of the last century, 26 states had a naval militia. With the advent of the U.S. Naval Reserve (USNR), naval militias evolved into organizations with a dual state and federal mission much like the National Guard. By law, they must consist of at least 95% ... |
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| 2006 Workplace and Gender Relations Survey of Active Duty Members: Tabulations of Responses |
Jan-2008 |
750 pages |
| Authors:
DEFENSE MANPOWER DATA CENTER ARLINGTON VA
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| This report contains tabulations of responses from the 2006 Workplace and Gender Relations Survey of Active Duty Members (2006 WGRA), conducted June 19 to September 5, 2006. This introduction (1) summarizes the survey content, (2) defines the total population surveyed and the subgroups used in tabulations of responses, (3) summarizes the survey methodology,1 and (4) provides details on how to use the tabulations. The tabulations and a copy of the ... |
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