Evolutionary Development of the Full-Time Support Programs in the Army Reserve â?? 1920-1987

<p>This study is a historical analysis of the three full-time support programs of the United States Army Reserve; Active Army Advisor Civilian Technician and the Active/Guard Reserve program. Each program is examined in detail based on available historical documents. The following questions were answered: (1) when and why the Full-Time Support (FTS) programs started (2) what events took place that caused them to change (3) who was responsible for their development. Some conclusions drawn from this investigation include: (1) the readiness posture of the Army Reserve is directly linked to the number of FTS personnel it employs; (2) the civilian technician union threatens the command and control of the Army Reserve; (3) personnel force reductions in the Active Army negatively impacts on the Army Advisor program; (4) the AGR program provides versatility military management and command and control to the reserve commander. This study also concludes that improved management of the FTS programs will determine their future development. The conflict between the AGR and civilian technician programs weakens their ability to provide effective support to the Reserve commander.</p><p>This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore you will see the original copyright references library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world) and other notations in the work.</p><p>This work is in the public domain in the United States of America and possibly other nations. Within the United States you may freely copy and distribute this work as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.</p><p>As a reproduction of a historical artifact this work may contain missing or blurred pages poor pictures errant marks etc. Scholars believe and we concur that this work is important enough to be preserved reproduced and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.</p><br>