Sweeping changes recommended for reserves

[unhappycamper]

Sweeping changes recommended for reserves
By William H. McMichael - Staff writer
Posted : Thursday Jan 31, 2008 10:54:11 EST

Combining the training, promotion and management of active and reserve troops into one tightly integrated manpower system is the only way the U.S. military can become a truly efficient operational force, a congressionally chartered commission concludes in its final report.

“The increasing cost of personnel, and the challenges of recruiting and retaining qualified individuals, will, we believe, inevitably require reductions in the size of the active force,” states the 432-page report, released Thursday. “This shrinking active force will necessarily be accompanied by an increased reliance on reserve forces for operations, particularly for homeland missions.

“The overall effectiveness of those forces will depend on greater integration of the reserves with the active component.”

If the commission has its way, the changes would be sweeping. Among its recommendations:

• The military’s promotion system would be competency-based versus time-based.


Rest of article at: http://www.armytimes.com/news/2008/01/military_guardreserve_080131w/

[tularetom]

1. WTF are "homeland missions"?

Don't like the sound of that.