An indispensable force [electronic resource] : investing in America's National Guard and Reserves / by John Nagl and Travis Sharp ; foreword by Gordon R. Sullivan.

An indispensable force [electronic resource] : investing in America's National Guard and Reserves / by John Nagl and Travis Sharp ; foreword by Gordon R. Sullivan.

9781935087335
1935087339

Washington, DC : Center for a New American Security, 2010.

English

1 online resource (38 p.) : col. ill. (digital, PDF file)

Center for a New American Security

Since the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, the National Guard and Reserves, which comprise nearly half of total U.S. military manpower, have served repeatedly in Iraq and Afghanistan while simultaneously protecting the homeland against threats ranging from natural disasters to terrorism. Yet America's need for operational service by its cost-effective Guard and Reserves will last beyond the current conflicts. In this report, authors John Nagl and Travis Sharp argue that although policymakers have taken great strides in recent years to support the Guard and Reserves, the U.S. government still is not investing sufficiently in the policies, laws, and budgets required for the Guard and Reserves to fulfill their current and future role in U.S. national security. Nagl and Sharp recommend that the Pentagon take advantage of this opportune moment, when the wartime experience of the Guard and Reserves make them more capable than ever before, to make further improvements in roles and missions, readiness, cost, education and the "continuum of service" concept of flexible 21st century personnel management.

Title from PDF title page (viewed on September 21, 2010).
"September 2010."

Includes bibliographical references (p. 35-38).

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