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Principles for determining the Air Force active reserve mix

By Rand Corporation , Cynthia R. Cook , Albert A. Robbert , Project Air Force (U.S.) , William A. Williams

Book information

Publisher
RAND Corporation
Year
1999
ISBN
083302762X, 9780833027627
LCC
UG883 .R63 1999
Google Books ID
cc6ArrvHs7oC
Open Library ID
OL45469M
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
421 kB (431424 bytes)
Pages
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Time added
2011-08-31 04:54:40

Description

Although the mix of active and reserve forces constituting the total Air Force has shifted during the last decade's force drawdown, reductions have not been proportional and may not have taken into consideration effects on other components. This report sets forth a set of principles to help force planners and programmers recognize the implications for the cost, effectiveness, sustainability, and popular and political support of military forces. A framework is provided for integrating the range of considerations that decisionmakers face and for gaining perspective on the arguments voiced by interest groups who hope to influence the force mix. The authors find that cost considerations can cut in opposite directions depending on whether the force is being optimized for major theater war preparedness or for peacetime contingency operations.

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