And one of the best ways to serve the fleet is to be in on the ground floor when the foundations of future change are laid. Secretary Cohen is building the future of the Total Force today. Secretary Cohen s vision for the Total Force of today and the Total Force of the future is one in which we do away with the old rigid distinctions between Active, Guard and Reserve. His vision embraces a seamless, fully integrated Total Force, capable of responding to the full spectrum of military challenges well into the next century. Our Reserve Components are today in the midst of a profound paradigm shift.
Reservists are no longer the force of last resort.
In Desert Storm, in Somalia, in Haiti, and now in Bosnia, they are out front, serving side by side with the Active force and many of them are being called to serve again and again. One in four US military personnel in Bosnia today is drawn from the Reserve components. And in specialty areas, like military police, civil affairs, medical detachments, psychological operations and yes public affairs, the Reserve components hold much if not all of the resident capabilities. In terms of public affairs, the vast majority of those mobilized for the PA mission in Bosnia have been drawn from the Army Reserve. This is one indication of how important the Reserve components are to our post-Cold War security environment.