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1 online resource |
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Intro; ALL-VOLUNTEER AND RESERVE MILITARY: ISSUES AND PERFORMANCE; ALL-VOLUNTEER AND RESERVE MILITARY: ISSUES AND PERFORMANCE; CONTENTS; PREFACE; Chapter 1 THE ALL-VOLUNTEER MILITARY: ISSUES AND PERFORMANCE; NOTES; PREFACE; SUMMARY; Possible Pros and Cons of a Draft and Lessons from the All-Volunteer Force; Effectiveness of the Armed Forces; Costs and Economic Efficiency; Representativeness of the Military; Implementation Issues; INTRODUCTION; History of Conscription; How Many Were Drafted?; Who Was Drafted?; The Lifting of the Draft |
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SOME ARGUMENTS FOR AND AGAINST THE DRAFT AND THE ALL-VOLUNTEER FORCEMilitary Effectiveness; Achieving Force Levels in Peacetime and Wartime; Quality and Effectiveness of the Force; The Cost of the Armed Forces and Economic Efficiency; Fairness and Sociopolitical Considerations; Representativeness of the Force; The Rights and Duties of Citizenship; Willingness to Engage Forces in Overseas Conflicts; Isolation of the Armed Forces; The Benefits of Military Service to Individuals; PERSONNEL IN TODAY'S ALL-VOLUNTEER MILITARY; The Cost of the Armed Forces; Quality and Effectiveness of the Force |
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Education LevelsTest Scores; Experience and Rank; Force Composition and Equity; Age; Gender; Race and Ethnicity; Representation in the Force; Changes in Representation over Time; Military Occupations, Deployment, and Fatalities; Geographic Representation; Socioeconomic Status; Analysis Using Parent-Reported Data; SOME IMPLICATIONS OF REINSTATING THE DRAFT; Size of the Draft and Effects on Personnel Structure; Personnel Requirements under an All-Volunteer Force; Personnel Requirements under a Mixed Force of Volunteers and Draftees; Budgetary Costs and Savings and Levels of Military Pay |
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Savings on Pay and BenefitsSavings on Recruiting; Costs of Training; Effective Time for Draftees to Be Available for Deployment; Equity Considerations; REFERENCES; Chapter 2 RESERVE COMPONENT PERSONNEL ISSUES: QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS*; ABSTRACT; 1. WHAT IS THE RESERVE COMPONENT? WHAT IS ITS ROLE?; 2. WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENT CATEGORIES OF RESERVISTS?; The Ready Reserve; The Selected Reserve; The Individual Ready Reserve; The Inactive National Guard; The Standby Reserve; The Retired Reserve; 3. HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE IN THE RESERVE COMPONENTS? |
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4. WHAT DOES "FULL-TIME SUPPORT" MEAN? WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENT CATEGORIES OF FULL-TIME SUPPORT FOR THE RESERVE COMPONENTS?Active Guard and Reserve; Military Technicians; Non-Dual Status Technicians; Active Component; Civilians; 5. WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE "RESERVES" AND THE "NATIONAL GUARD"?; 6. HOW HAS THE ROLE OF THE RESERVE COMPONENTS CHANGED IN RECENT YEARS?; 7. HOW DOES THE POSSE COMITATUS ACT AFFECT USE OF THE RESERVE COMPONENTS TO HANDLE DOMESTIC PROBLEMS?; 8. WHAT TYPE OF PAY AND BENEFITS DO RESERVISTS RECEIVE FOR RESERVE DUTY?; Basic Pay; Special and Incentive Pays |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Description based on print version record |
| Subject |
Military service, Voluntary -- United States.
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Draft -- United States
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Military Science.
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HISTORY -- Military -- Other.
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Draft
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Military service, Voluntary
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Recruiting and enlistment
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| SUBJECT |
United States -- Armed Forces -- Recruiting, enlistment, etc.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85139883
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| Subject |
United States
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Fergase, Susan I., editor
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| LC no. |
2020685295 |
| ISBN |
9781617281358 |
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1617281352 |
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9781606921338 |
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1606921339 |
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9781606921333 |
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