Path: utzoo!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!bonnie.concordia.ca!ccu.umanitoba.ca!herald.usask.ca!alberta!aunro!aupair.cs.athabascau.ca!atha!decwrl!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!usc!samsung!spool.mu.edu!uwm.edu!linac!att!cbnews!cbnews!military From: cga66@ihlpy.att.com (Patrick V Kauffold) Newsgroups: sci.military Subject: Re: Changes to the Reserves. Message-ID: <1991Mar14.014929.18556@cbnews.att.com> Date: 14 Mar 91 01:49:29 GMT References: <1991Mar8.022927.9421@cbnews.att.com> Sender: military@cbnews.att.com (william.b.thacker) Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories Lines: 38 Approved: military@att.att.com From: cga66@ihlpy.att.com (Patrick V Kauffold) > From: moseley@titan.tsd.arlut.utexas.edu (Austin Moseley) > Rumor has it that there will be *big* changes to the Reserves and > National Guard as a result of the NTC and Ft. Hood fiascos. I suspect that there will be some reorganization, revision of mission areas, and re-allocation of personnel. But Reserve force levels are set by statute and agreements with DOD service commands, and this process is EXTREMELY political. So this will provide an opportunity for extensive Congressional hearings and plenty of politicking behind the scenes by such interest groups as ROA, Navy League, etc. My guess is that there will be some reasonable functional changes as a result of the Gulf mobilization, plus some cosmetic changes, plus some politically motivated changes. > Rumor says that everyone will be tested soon, and those with a less > than 10th grade ability in math and reading will be let go. This will depend on the force levels in the Regulars and Reserves after the dust settles; if force levels drop (people get out, recruiting drops off), then standards drop. One thing is certain: the draft is dead. The AVF has been vindicated. > There is a rumor that AT in the summer will be extended to two months > instead of two weeks. The basic requirement for Reservists in pay status is 48 drill periods and 2 weeks ADT (with some variations for different mission areas). This is a statutory requirement, tied closely to the budget. There are some mission areas that routinely require more ADT, but people get paid for this training, and it tends to get $$$$. Budgets are going to be cut, so I doubt if there will be any push to increase training. 2 months? Who could do this and remain employed?