Critical Manpower Problems Restrict The Use Of National Guard And Reserve Forces V. FPCD-79-58

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BY THE CMPTROLLER GENERAL

Report To The Congress

OF THE UNITED STATES

Critical Manpower Problems

Restrict The Use Of National Guard

And Reserve Forces

National Guard and Reserve units are assigned
a critical role in current national defense strat-
egy. GAO points out manpower weaknesses
which are serious barriers to the planned use
of these components.

These weaknesses include manpower short-
ages, unqualified people in jobs, high turnover
rates, and varying degrees of full-time sup-
port. The weaknesses are noted in the com-
ponents' internal evaluations and in Joint
Chiefs of Staff-prescribed evaluations of the
specific unit's ability to perform its mission if
called upon to do so.

The report concludes that the problems must
be resolved if the United States is to continue
placing reliance on Guard and Reserve units.

JUD S1,7

71 FPCD-79-58
JULY 11, 1979