Stretched thin : Army forces for sustained operations / Lynn E. Davis ... [et al.].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Davis, Lynn E. (Lynn Etheridge), 1943-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Army--Recruiting, enlistment, etc.

United States.

United States. Army--Appropriations and expenditures.

United States. Army--Personnel management.

United States. Army--Cost control.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (125 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Santa Monica, CA : Rand, 2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Describes the effects of deployments on the Army's ability to provide forces for other contingencies, to ensure that soldiers are trained, and to continue to recruit and retain soldiers. The authors found that Army plans for transformation and employing reserves fall short. Unless requirements recede, the nation faces an Army stretched thin.

Contents:

Cover; Preface; Figures; Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Chapter One - Introduction; The Problem: Intensive and Frequent OperationalDeployments; Analysis Strategy; Chapter Two - Employing the Active Component; Force Structure Available; Operational Requirements: Overseas Rotations; Results; Chapter Three - Employing Active and Reserve Components Together; Reserve Force Structure; Reserve Force Mobilization and Deployment; Varying RC Utilization Policies; Increasing the Supply of AC and RC Units; Changing Overseas Tour Lengths; Effects on Individuals' Time Away from Home

Chapter Four - Planning AlternativesLong-Term Policy Options; Near-Term Policy Adaptations; Chapter Five - Conclusions; The Challenge and Plans to Meet It; Varying Conditions for the Future; Appendix - Unit Types and Calculation Methods; Bibliography

Notes:

"MG-362."

Includes bibliographical references (p. 97-101).

ISBN:

0-8330-4089-8

1-60129-020-9

OCLC:

475972940