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Author | : Richard K. Betts |
Publisher | : Brookings Institution Press |
Total Pages | : 335 |
Release | : 2012-01-01 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0815717075 |
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Throughout most of American history, U.S. military forces proved unready for the wars that were thrust upon them and suffered costly reverses in early battles. During the Cold War, for the first time, U.S. defense policy tried to maintain high readiness in peacetime. But now, with the Cold War over and defense budgets falling, what will happen to U.S. military forces? Will they revert to a state of unpreparedness or find a new balance? Politicians and military planners alike have found this crucial issue especially difficult to deal with because they have often misunderstood what readiness really means. In this book, security expert Richard Betts surveys problems in developing and measuring combat readiness before, during, and after the Cold War. He analyzes why attempts to maximize it often have counterproductive effects, and how confusions in technical concepts cause political controversy. The book explores conflicts between two objectives that are both vital but work against each other because they compete for resources: operational readiness to fight immediately, and structural readiness—the number of organized units that increase military power, but require time during a crisis to gear up for combat. Betts also discusses the problem brought on by the Cold War and plunging defense budgets: mobilization readiness—the plans and arrangements needed to shorten the time for recreating a large military if it once again becomes necessary. Betts offers new ideas for understanding the dilemmas and tradeoffs that underlie debates on how readiness should be maintained in peacetime, and he explores the strategic consequences of different choices.
Author | : National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine |
Publisher | : National Academies Press |
Total Pages | : 385 |
Release | : 2019-10-25 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 0309489539 |
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The U.S. military has been continuously engaged in foreign conflicts for over two decades. The strains that these deployments, the associated increases in operational tempo, and the general challenges of military life affect not only service members but also the people who depend on them and who support them as they support the nation â€" their families. Family members provide support to service members while they serve or when they have difficulties; family problems can interfere with the ability of service members to deploy or remain in theater; and family members are central influences on whether members continue to serve. In addition, rising family diversity and complexity will likely increase the difficulty of creating military policies, programs and practices that adequately support families in the performance of military duties. Strengthening the Military Family Readiness System for a Changing American Society examines the challenges and opportunities facing military families and what is known about effective strategies for supporting and protecting military children and families, as well as lessons to be learned from these experiences. This report offers recommendations regarding what is needed to strengthen the support system for military families.
Author | : Richard K. Betts |
Publisher | : Brookings Institution Press |
Total Pages | : 344 |
Release | : 1995 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : |
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In this book, strategy expert Richard K. Betts surveys problems in developing and measuring combat readiness before, during, and after the cold war. He analyzes why attempts to maximize it often have counterproductive effects, and how confusions in technical concepts cause political controversy.
Author | : Institute for National Strategic Studies (U.S.) |
Publisher | : Government Printing Office |
Total Pages | : 68 |
Release | : 2017 |
Genre | : National security |
ISBN | : 9780160937590 |
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"This paper presents an analytic framework that builds from previous work to yield the systematic and defendable readiness analysis that must underlie decisions ranging from budget allocation to force employment and even strategy development. To manage readiness, the Department of Defense must balance the supply and demand of deployable forces around the world. The readiness of an individual unit is the result of a series of time-intensive force generation processes that ultimately combine qualified people, working equipment, and unit training to produce military capabilities suitable for executing the defense strategy. While this discussion is a basic tenet of production theory, it had not been commonly applied to readiness management until recently. The important point here is that understanding how the readiness of military capabilities is generated provides the clearest picture of the current readiness status and whether that status is likely to change over time. Furthermore, it provides the best shot at identifying effective management policies to ensure that DOD can generate the capabilities that the Nation asks of it. This paper argues that traditional unit-level readiness metrics are useful as part of a larger readiness management construct, but by themselves they do not provide enough information to proactively manage strategically. This approach provides a clear explanation of the causes of readiness degradations and options for how to mitigate them that can be traced to precise resource investments"--Page 1.
Author | : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 80 |
Release | : 2009 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Neal P. Curtin |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 16 |
Release | : 1994 |
Genre | : Operational readiness (Military science) |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Sharon L. Pickup |
Publisher | : DIANE Publishing |
Total Pages | : 40 |
Release | : 2011-08 |
Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | : 1437987001 |
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To obtain visibility of the capabilities of its military forces, the Department of Defense has developed an enterprise of interconnected readiness reporting systems. In 2010, to better meet the info. needs of their leaders, the Army and Marine Corps implemented new reporting requirements. This report reviews recent readiness reporting changes. It assesses the extent that: (1) current readiness reporting policies have affected the content of readiness info. provided to decision makers; (2) the services have consistently implemented their new policies; and (3) changes to the Army, Marine Corps, and Office of the Sec. of Defense systems have affected the Defense Readiness Reporting System. Charts and tables. A print on demand report.
Author | : Mark E. Gebicke |
Publisher | : DIANE Publishing |
Total Pages | : 62 |
Release | : 1999-05 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780788179693 |
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For more than a decade, various audit and oversight organizations have questioned the thoroughness and reliability of the DoD reports on the readiness of U.S. military forces. This report reviews the DoDs efforts to improve its readiness assessment and reporting process. Specifically, it assesses whether (1) DoD plans to make improvements in its unit readiness database, including adding specific readiness indicators; (2) a monthly review process instituted by the Joint Staff has improved DoDs ability to assess readiness; and (3) DoDs quarterly readiness reports to Congress accurately reflect readiness information briefed to DoD officials.
Author | : Sharon L. Pickup |
Publisher | : DIANE Publishing |
Total Pages | : 40 |
Release | : 2008-09 |
Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | : 1437906052 |
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Military operations in support of the Global War on Terrorism, particularly those in Iraq and Afghanistan, have challenged the Dept. of Defense¿s (DoD) ability to provide needed ground forces. Section 354 of the FY 2008 National Defense Authorization Act directed a report on a number of military readiness issues. This report addresses: (1) the extent to which DoD¿s use of nonstandard forces to meet ground force requirements has impacted the force; and (2) the extent to which DoD has faced challenges in managing the training and use of these forces, and taken steps to address any challenges. Includes recommendations. Charts and tables.
Author | : United States. General Accounting Office |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 52 |
Release | : 1998 |
Genre | : Military readiness |
ISBN | : |
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