TITLE

Army National Guard: Enhanced Brigade Readiness Improved but Personnel and Workload Are Problems: NSIAD-00-114

PUB. DATE

June 2000

SOURCE

GAO Reports;6/14/2000, p1

SOURCE TYPE

Government Document

DOC. TYPE

Article

ABSTRACT

During the last 25 years, the military has come to rely increasingly on the Army National Guard and other reserve forces, which provide combat troops as well as a large percentage of the Army's requirements in such support areas as civil affairs, public affairs, quartermaster, transportation, chemical, ordnance, and engineering. The enhanced brigades were introduced in 1993 to provide a flexible backup to Army units during wartime. GAO reported in 1995 that the brigades were unable to meet readiness goals under a new training strategy. (See GAO/NSIAD-95-91.) The National Guard brigades continue to have difficulty meeting training and personnel readiness goals, despite improvements in some areas. Officials attribute these problems in meeting readiness goals to personnel shortages and too much to do in the time available, although many problems also influence readiness. In addition, the Army lacks an effective system for assessing brigade readiness.

ACCESSION #

18208512

Tags: UNITED States. National Guard Bureau;  MILITARY engineering;  MILITARY readiness;  SOLDIERS

 

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