Principles for determining the Air Force active/reserve mix

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Principles for determining the Air Force active/reserve mix

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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Publisher
RAND
Language
English
Pages
82

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Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. 79-82).
"Project Air Force."
"Prepared for the United States Air Force."
"Rand."
"MR-1091-AF"--P. [4] of cover.
Also available in electronic form via the RAND Corporation Web site.
Also available as an electronic book via the World Wide Web to institutions affiliated with netLibrary, Inc.

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Santa Monica, CA

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
358.4/137/0973
Library of Congress
UG883 .R63 1999, UG883.R63 1999

The Physical Object

Pagination
xxiv, 82 p. :
Number of pages
82

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL45469M
ISBN 10
0585247684, 083302762X
LCCN
99042520
OCLC/WorldCat
42289912

Work Identifiers

Work ID
OL476234W

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