Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!swrinde!mips!bridge2!jarthur!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!sdd.hp.com!uakari.primate.wisc.edu!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!att!cbnews!military From: wmartin@STL-06SIMA.ARMY.MIL (Will Martin) Newsgroups: sci.military Subject: Reserve Call-Up Message-ID: <1990Aug22.025527.16670@cbnews.att.com> Date: 22 Aug 90 02:55:27 GMT Sender: military@cbnews.att.com (William B. Thacker) Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories Lines: 35 Approved: military@att.att.com From: Will Martin Just what are the mechanics and procedures for a call-up of Reserves in the US? Is Presidential authority required for any such actions, or can the services do it on their own as they see fit, or is there some lead-time notification of Congressional oversight committees required, or what? Does this vary with the extent of the call-up, and can such a call-up be as limited or as general as the services wish, or do they have to comply with restrictions? That is, can a single individual, or a small group, be called up, or does an entire unit have to be called up at once? If the latter, how small or big is a "unit"? I would think that there would be many similar units in the Reserves scattered throughout the states. How is it decided which particular unit(s) are called up? Are they all ranked by readiness and equipment availability, so the ones at the top of the list are called first, or is it just a political issue? ("Ohio voted Democrat in the last Presidential election, so call up all the Ohio units first." or something like that? :-) Are given Reserve units "affiliated" with specific Regular Army units, so that they will always be called upon to serve with the same force (sort of like a baseball team's "farm clubs" maybe), or are they just a general resource pool and don't know what command they'll be assigned to when they are called up? Or do the Reserves form their own organizations from the bottom to the top, so that they become a completely-Reserve fighting/serving unit? Does this vary between services, or do the Army, USAF, USN, and USMC Reserves all function the same way? If not, who does what differently? Regards, Will wmartin@st-louis-emh2.army.mil OR wmartin@stl-06sima.army.mil *** "Fire and Forget" means never having to say you're sorry... ***