Principles for determining the Air Force active/reserve mix /

Principles for determining the Air Force active/reserve mix /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Robbert, Albert A., 1944-
Imprint:	Santa Monica, CA : RAND, 1999.
Description:	1 online resource (xxiv, 82 pages) : illustrations
Language:	English
Subject:	United States. -- Air Force -- Recruiting, enlistment, etc. United States. -- Air Force -- Reserves. United States. -- Air Force. Armed Forces -- Reserves. Recruiting and enlistment. Electronic book.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11108625

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Other authors / contributors:	Williams, William A., 1952- Cook, Cynthia R., 1965- United States. Air Force. Project Air Force (U.S.) Rand Corporation.
ISBN:	0585247684 9780585247687 083302762X 9780833027627
Digital file characteristics:	text file PDF
Notes:	"Project Air Force." "Prepared for the United States Air Force." "Rand." "MR-1091-AF"--Page 4 of cover. Includes bibliographical references (pages 79-82). English. Print version record.
Summary:	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.
Other form:	Print version: Robbert, Albert A., 1944- Principles for determining the Air Force active/reserve mix. Santa Monica, CA : RAND, 1999 083302762X

Table of Contents:

Preface
Figures
Tables
Summary
Acknowledgments
Acronyms
Chapter 1. Introduction
Chapter 2. Force-Mix Principles- An Overview
Chapter 3. Social and Political Considerations
Chapter 4. Readiness and Availability
Chapter 5. Personnel Flow
Chapter 6. Cost
Chapter 7. Conclusions
References