| Publication |
2012.
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| Summary/Abstract |
The focus of the Army Reserve has shifted from supplying deployable units for large-scale
conventional warfare to providing individuals and small groups to support the Army's current
operations. The requirement for soldiers to be easily integrated into Regular units has caused
us to increasingly train, treat and manage reservists identically to their full-time counterparts.
This is ineffective because it fails to accept the real and important differences between Regular
and Reserve service. Reservists should actually be seen as sharing more characteristics with
volunteers than part-time employees. The strategies used and many of the lessons learnt in the
voluntary sector could be applied to increase the Reserve's capability and performance.
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