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The Future of the Citizen-Soldier Force

Issues and Answers

Jeffrey Jacobs (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

200 Seiten

1994
The University Press of Kentucky (Verlag)
9780813118475 (ISBN)

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One of the most significant post-Cold War issues being debated in Congress is the future of the U.S. Army's reserve components. Although National Guard and Army Reserve units fought well in the Persian Gulf war, Jeffrey Jacobs warns that Americans should not be sanguine about their ability to perform effectively in future conflicts. Having served in the active Army as well as both the Guard and the Reserve, Jacobs offers a unique perspective on the current missions, structure, and policies of the Army and the impact of the reserve system on its readiness for combat. From both active and reserve points of view, Jacobs describes the current limitations and deficiencies inherent in the separate structures of the Army's three disparate components. He finds the roots of many of the reserves' problems in their strong ties to tradition and politics. The solutions he proposes focus on integrating the three components into a true Total Army - in fact as well as in rhetoric. Such reforms will affect several sacred cows, including state control of the National Guard, the weekend drill system, and the geography-based reserve system. Much has been written about the reserves, but few recent writers have proposed such far-reaching reforms. Jacobs's controversial proposals will interest those who make, influence, and study military policy. Here is a stimulating and thought-provoking consideration of a vital aspect of America's defense posture.

Jeffrey A. Jacobs is an attorney in civilian life and a civil affairs officer in the Army Reserve, in which he holds the rank of major.

Verlagsort	Lexington
Sprache	englisch
Maße	140 x 216 mm
Themenwelt	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung
ISBN-13	9780813118475 / 9780813118475
Zustand	Neuware