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Home page  About CSIS Programs International Security Program The Future of the National Guard and Reserves in the 21st Century
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The Future of the National Guard and Reserves in the 21st Century
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Today the United States is relying on its National Guard and Reserves to an almost unprecedented degree. While reliance on the Reserve Components has increased dramatically since September 11, 2001, the pattern of using the National Guard and Reserves more frequently began in earnest in the mid-nineties. Originally conceived largely as a strategic reserve for the active military in the event that a war proved longer or more difficult than planned, the Reserve Components now participate in the full range of military missions. National Guard and Reserve soldiers participate in the earliest days of major combat operations, in stability and reconstruction operations, in homeland defense and civil support missions and they help build partner capacity, working with militaries all over the word. Recognizing how fundamental the Reserve Components have become to Department of Defense operations, the time has come to reexamine the foundation upon which the Reserve Components have been built.
CSIS is conducting a comprehensive study of the future of the National Guard and Reserves in the 21st century. What should be the roles and missions of the Reserve Components? How should the Reserve Components be organized, trained and equipped for the future? How should the social compact between Guard and Reserve soldiers, their families, their employers and the Department of Defense change to reflect the new roles and requirements being asked of the nation’s citizen-soldiers? The study seeks to provide answers to these questions and develop practical, actionable recommendations for the defense leadership, both civilian and military, as well Congress and the public. Led by Christine Wormuth, the Guard and Reserve study is part of the larger CSIS Beyond Goldwater-Nichols Phase III project run by Dr. Clark Murdock.
Project Scholars: Christine E. Wormuth, Senior Fellow
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Research Assistant, International Security Program |
Jessica Yeats
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