How to make Army Force Generation work for the Army's reserve components
By: Joseph E. Whitlock
Contributors: Army War College (U.S.). Strategic Studies Institute
Series: Carlisle papers in security strategy
Publisher: Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Carlisle, PA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 26
Subjects: Reserves; Mobilization; Operational readiness; Reorganization; Deployment (Strategy); Government policy; United States. Army; United States
Description: The Army needs to implement Army Force Generation (ARFORGEN) in addition to its ongoing transformation and move to a more modular force. To achieve a campaign quality Army with joint and expeditionary qualities fully, the Army must do so quickly, while also keeping its reserve components full partners throughout this process. This paper describes ARFORGEN, discusses some of its critical assumptions related to reserve component (RC) units, and explains what changes are required at the Department of Defense (DoD), Department of the Army (DA), and the individual RC levels so that the Army can integrate its RC units fully into ARFORGEN. The paper details needed changes at both the institutional and operational level at DA and DoD.
Notes: "August 2006."

Includes bibliographical references (p. 23-26).

Electronic version available on the SSI website.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: ARFORGEN; title: Managing institutional and operational change needed for ARFORGEN; title: Change in the individual reserve components; title: Army institutional and operational change; title: DOD institutional and operational change; title: Recommendations; title: Conclusion.