Technology-based pilot programs : improving future U.S. military reserve forces / Committee on Reserve Forces for 2010 and Beyond, Division of Military Science and Technology, Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems, National Research Council.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

National Research Council Staff, Corporate Author.

Contributor:

National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Reserve Forces for 2010 and Beyond.

Series:

Compass series (Washington, D.C.)

Compass series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States--Armed Forces--Reserves.

United States.

United States--National Guard.

United States--Air National Guard.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (94 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, c1999.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

As the twenty-first century approaches, the number of full-time, active duty personnel in the U.S. military (excluding the Reserves and National Guard) is about 1.4 million, the lowest level since before World War II. Nevertheless, the U.S. military is supposed to be prepared to fight two major-theater wars almost simultaneously while conducting peacekeeping operations and other assignments around the globe. To fulfill this wide range of missions, the U.S. military must continue to rely on the Reserves and National Guard, which are known collectively as the reserve components. The current number of reserve components is almost equal to the number of active duty personnel. In the case of the U.S. Army, the number of reserves is double the number of active personnel. This study addresses how technology can be used to improve the readiness and effectiveness of the reserve components and their integration with the active components. Many technologies are expected to enhance the capabilities of the U.S. military in the twenty-first century, including precision weapons, high-fidelity sensors, long-range surveillance, enhanced stealth characteristics, and advanced communications and information systems. This study reaffirms the importance of improved communication and information systems, for improving comprehensive training and accelerating the mobilization of reserve components for military missions in the coming decade. Although programs using these technologies are already under way in both the reserve and active components of the military, this study focuses on the effectiveness of reserve components and active-reserve integration.

Contents:

""Front Matter""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Contents""; ""Tables, Figure, and Boxes""; ""Executive Summary""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 Reserve Forces Today""; ""3 National Security and Technological Environments and Their Effects""; ""4 Pilot Programs""; ""5 Descriptions of High-Priority and Highlighted Pilot Programs""; ""6 Conclusions and Recommendations""; ""References""; ""Appendix A Committee Meetings""; ""Appendix B Descriptions of Other Pilot Programs""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

9780309184427

0309184428

9780309519946

0309519942

9780585164397

0585164398

OCLC:

923257607