The United States has arguably the most technically advanced Army in the world; the best equipped, the best trained and, in peacetime, the best manned. Yet when it comes to providing trained, ready and cohesive units in combat, it is not as good as it could be because of the Army's reliance on an Individual Replacement System. The Army has not developed or implemented a comprehensive manning strategy for sustaining the personnel readiness of its units during combat operations. While the Army has recently made significant improvements in stabilizing the force and maximizing the peacetime manning of its forces, in the 60-years since World War II, the Army has not responded to improve one of the most significant lessons of the war and every other conflict the U.S. has been engaged in since the Civil War. The Army must develop and execute a replacement system that provides trained and ready small units to the wartime commander. In so doing, the Army will be able to maximize and sustain the personnel and combat readiness of its units, ensure the enduring viability of its professional, All-Volunteer Force, and remain true to its training strategy.


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    Title :

    Transforming the Army's Wartime Replacement System


    Contributors:
    P. M. Rice (author)

    Publication date :

    2008


    Size :

    53 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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