Guard Expects To Reach 350,000 (06/01/2006)
The director of the Army National Guard sees several factors in play that caused the recent months’ turnaround in recruiting: the public “appreciates what soldiers are doing” and the growing success of the Guard Recruiting Assistant Program with its corollary motto: “Every Soldier is a Recruiter.”
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Reserve Chief Predicted Challenges (06/01/2006)
Almost 2 1/2 years ago during a conference marking the 30th anniversary of the All Volunteer Force, the chief of the Army Reserve struck a cautionary note by warning that “there are going to be challenges” in recruiting and retention – and the time to begin addressing those challenges was then.
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Army Reserve Turns 98, Remembers 'Matt' Maupin' (06/01/2006)
On April 23, the Army Reserve turned 98 years old. But instead of being an aging relic of the 20th century, the Army Reserve is, at the ripe old age of 98, a changed, responsive and still changing force — increasingly ready to meet the challenges of the 21st century.
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'Just Getting In The Door Is Important' (06/01/2006)
The National Committee for Employer Support for the Guard and Reserve has sent out letters to 72,000 guardsmen and reservists in an effort to have their bosses sign a statement of support for their military service – and the initial results have been very encouraging.
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7th ARCOM Constantly On The Go (06/01/2006)
The 7th Army Reserve Command (ARCOM) has been in a state of constant mobilization since 1995 supporting operations in the Balkans, Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as elsewhere in the U.S. European Command (USEUCOM) area of operations.
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Army Reserve Emphasizes 'Virtual University' (06/01/2006)
A web-based portal containing current and relevant training is available at only a mouse click away– anytime, anywhere in the world.
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'Difference Was The Levees Broke' (06/01/2006)
“The difference was the levees broke,” Brig. Gen. John Basilica Jr. said in looking back at the damage Hurricane Katrina left in southeastern Louisiana. “It was a weapons of mass destruction effect and extremely difficult to deal with” because the water now had no place to go.
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Down, But Not Out (06/01/2006)
This is a story that tells how the Louisiana National Guard experienced and responded to Hurricane Katrina in and around New Orleans.
The account is drawn from interviews, congressional testimony and the White House report “The Federal Response to Hurricane Katrina: Lessons Learned.” (www.whitehouse.gov/reports/Katrinalessons-learned.pdf)
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Katrina Changed Guard's Goal (06/01/2006)
When Lt. Col. William Ratliffe heard the order to evacuate in the face of oncoming Hurricane Katrina, he thought it best to head east – toward Mobile, Ala. He had retired from Active Guard Reserve status in the Louisiana Army National Guard on Jan. 31, and in the best interests of his family, evacuation was the route he would follow.
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