An All Volunteer Force For The United States

Author : Bernard D. Rostker,K. C. Yeh
Publisher : Rand Corporation
Page : 833 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2006-09-08
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780833040688

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I Want You! by Bernard D. Rostker,K. C. Yeh Pdf

As U.S. military forces appear overcommitted and some ponder a possible return to the draft, the timing is ideal for a review of how the American military transformed itself over the past five decades, from a poorly disciplined force of conscripts and draft-motivated "volunteers" to a force of professionals revered throughout the world. Starting in the early 1960s, this account runs through the current war in Iraq, with alternating chapters on the history of the all-volunteer force and the analytic background that supported decisionmaking. The author participated as an analyst and government policymaker in many of the events covered in this book. His insider status and access offer a behind-the-scenes look at decisionmaking within the Pentagon and White House. The book includes a foreword by former Secretary of Defense Melvin R. Laird. The accompanying DVD contains more than 1,700 primary-source documents-government memoranda, Presidential memos and letters, staff papers, and reports-linked directly from citations in the electronic version of the book. This unique technology presents a treasure trove of materials for specialists, researchers, and students of military history, public administration, and government affairs to draw upon.

Author : Beth Bailey,Professor of American Studies and Regents Lecturer Beth Bailey
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2009-11-23
Category : History
ISBN : 9780674035362

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America's Army by Beth Bailey,Professor of American Studies and Regents Lecturer Beth Bailey Pdf

" ... the story of the all-volunteer force, from the draft protests and policy proposals of the 1960s through the Iraq War"--Jacket.

Author : Robert K. Griffith
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1999-05
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9780788178641

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The U. S. Army's Transition to the All-Volunteer Force (1968-1974) by Robert K. Griffith Pdf

The all-volunteer force, the historic norm in peacetime America, was reestablished in the U.S. on 30 June 1973, when induction authority expired. But never before had the U.S. attempted to field a standing Army in peacetime -- based on voluntary enlistments -- with the worldwide responsibilities that faced this force. Since the mid-1980s the ability of the armed forces to recruit and retain quality volunteers has not been seriously questioned. This book takes us through those years of transition, examining both the context in which the end of the draft occurred and the perspective which the Army's leaders brought to bear on the challenge they faced.

Author : Barbara A. Bicksler,Curtis L. Gilroy,John T. Warner
Publisher : Potomac Books
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015060607812

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The All-volunteer Force by Barbara A. Bicksler,Curtis L. Gilroy,John T. Warner Pdf

Can America continue to maintain its military commitments without conscription?

Author : Edward William Brooke,Sam Nunn
Publisher : American Enterprise Institute Press
Page : 28 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1977
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105035514087

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An All-volunteer Force for the United States? by Edward William Brooke,Sam Nunn Pdf

Author : United States. President's Commission on an All-Volunteer Armed Force
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 582 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1971
Category : Military service, Voluntary
ISBN : UCBK:C025274304

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Studies Prepared for the President's Commission on an All-Volunteer Armed Force by United States. President's Commission on an All-Volunteer Armed Force Pdf

Author : Martin Binkin,John D. Johnston,United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Armed Services
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 84 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1973
Category : Recruiting and enlistment
ISBN : STANFORD:36105081197803

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All-volunteer Armed Forces: Progress, Problems, and Prospects by Martin Binkin,John D. Johnston,United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Armed Services Pdf

Author : United States. General Accounting Office
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 88 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1973
Category : United States
ISBN : IND:30000090560339

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Problems in Meeting Military Manpower Needs in the All-volunteer Force by United States. General Accounting Office Pdf

Author : United States. General Accounting Office
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1973
Category : Manpower
ISBN : UOM:39015002249087

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Problems in Meeting Military Manpower Needs in the All-volunteer Force by United States. General Accounting Office Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Military service, Voluntary
ISBN : STANFORD:36105070176156

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The All-volunteer Armed Forces by Anonim Pdf

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Armed Services. Subcommittee on Manpower and Personnel
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1978
Category : Military service, Voluntary
ISBN : LOC:00100762146

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Status of the All-volunteer Armed Force by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Armed Services. Subcommittee on Manpower and Personnel Pdf

Author : Heidi L. W. Golding
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Draft
ISBN : PURD:32754075495683

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The All-volunteer Military by Heidi L. W. Golding Pdf

Author : Robert K. Griffith
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Government publications
ISBN : UOM:39015041313936

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The U.S. Army's Transition to the All-volunteer Force, 1968-1974 by Robert K. Griffith Pdf

The U.S. Army's Transition to the All-Volunteer Force is a compelling analysis of the process by which the Army responded to the requirements of creating an all-volunteer force, reestablished in the United States at midnight on 30 June 1973 when induction authority expired. That the transition from virtual dependency on the draft to a manpower system based on volunteerism was accomplished nearly simultaneously with the withdrawal from Vietnam is all the more remarkable. Robert K. Griffith Jr. takes us through the turbulent years of transition from 1968 to 1974, examining both the broad context in which the end of the draft occurred and the less well-known perspective that Army leaders brought to bear on the challenge they faced. In spite of an environment of fierce opposition, those charged with developing and implementing the Army's three-phased program to achieve all-volunteer status persevered and approached the task with a determination to succeed. Griffith's history shows the key role played by the Army staff and Army secretariat in shaping the Army as it underwent deep alterations in the very foundations of its structure. It provides both a glimpse into the dynamics of the reciprocal relationship between the Army and society, and is a useful case study of the successful management of fundamental organizational change.

Author : Kenneth A. Ingram
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 38 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Military service, Voluntary
ISBN : IND:30000115142444

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Ninety-three Strong? by Kenneth A. Ingram Pdf

This paper looks at the All-Volunteer Force (AVF) from the perspective of the unit commander. The paper is based on a study of all new accessions (93 males) who reported to a missile battalion during an 8-month period in 1977. The soldiers were observed for 22 to 30 months to test generally accepted hypotheses about the age, education, quality, racial mix, and discharge rate of AVF personnel.

Author : Brandon J. Archuleta
Publisher : University Press of Kansas
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2020-08-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9780700629763

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Twenty Years of Service by Brandon J. Archuleta Pdf

Military pension policies are as old as the republic itself and reside at the intersection of American social, economic, and defense policy. But as the nation’s social and economic circumstances underwent dramatic changes over the last half century, military pension policy remained static, stuck in the personnel and retirement model of the industrial age. This book examines why. Integrating policy history, theory, and practice, Twenty Years of Service provides the most comprehensive examination of US military pension policy in a generation. Brandon J. Archuleta sets the stage with an exploration of the rise, evolution, and transformation of the veterans’ policy subsystem from the American Revolution through World War II. The ensuing theoretical overview explains how the military personnel policy subsystem achieved the autonomy it enjoyed from 1948 to 2018; it also offers a new perspective on autonomous policy subsystems in general, which helps to account for the long-term pension policy stasis. In practical terms, Archuleta explores the role of the successful 2015 Military Compensation and Retirement Modernization Commission as an institutional venue for policy change during the congressional budget battles of the 2010s. Through extensive archival research, illustrative case studies, and field interviews with Pentagon bureaucrats, congressional staffers, veterans’ lobbyists, defense scholars, and journalists, Twenty Years of Service brings the policymaking process to life. Its insights will prove invaluable to policy scholars and defense practitioners alike.