Stand-To!- Changing Reserve Component Pre- and Post-Mobilization Training to Meet 12-Month Mobilization Policy - October 02, 2007

Tue Oct 2 10:18:48 EDT 2007

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TODAY'S FOCUS

Changing Reserve Component Pre- and Post-Mobilization Training to Meet
12-Month Mobilization Policy

What is it? Earlier this year, the Secretary of Defense announced a new
policy setting the total mobilization period for reserve-component (RC =
Reserve and National Guard) units and/or individuals to 12 months.
Previously, deploying RC Soldiers would spend as much as 18 months on active
duty away from home. This included a 12-month tour in the combat zone,
post-mobilization/pre-deployment training, and post-deployment recovery
periods. Under the new policy, both the post-mobilization/pre-deployment
training and the time a unit spends with actual boots on the ground in the
combat zone must be no more than 12 months total (post-deployment recovery
and end-of-tour leave is not included in the 12 months). The new policy
requires units to conduct as much training as possible at their homestations
prior to actual mobilization in order to maximize the amount of time they
are available to the combatant commander.

What has the Army done? First Army - the U.S. Army's lead organization for
training and mobilization of RC units - in conjunction with the U.S. Army
Reserve Command, the National Guard Bureau and the individual States'
National Guard leaders, has developed new models for both pre- and
post-mobilization training. The new training models shift many individual
and squad/platoon level collective tasks, formerly done after mobilization
at First Army's mobilization training centers, to homestation training
executed throughout the year prior to unit mobilization. These tasks include
things like weapons qualification, land navigation, unit functional and METL
training, Combat Lifesaver training and medical screening. Earlier alert and
more intensive pre-mobilization training also allow units to build more
cohesive teams prior to mobilization. Post-mobilization training will focus
more on complex, higher-level collective training and an ARTEP (Army
Training and Evaluation Program) exercise that tests and validates a unit's
readiness to deploy for combat. This shift from post-mobilization to
pre-mobilization has resulted in considerable time savings on a unit's
mobilization clock. For example, a Security Force Battalion training model
was previously 104 days. Now, the interim model is 58 days, and the
objective model is 45 days once conditions are enabled with full
implementation of the pre-mobilization training plan under ARFORGEN. To
ensure consistent training standards for both pre- and post-mobilization
training, First Army has established an Observer Controller/Trainer (OC/T)
Academy at Camp Shelby, Miss. This academy shares First Army training
experience with future OC/Ts from the Army National Guard and the U.S. Army
Reserve. Additionally, First Army trainers will support RC training
exercises and assist units with homestation training plans. 

INFORMATION YOU CAN USE

* 2007 Strategic Communication Guide
<https://www.us.army.mil/suite/page/409993>  - Read the 2007 Army Strategic
Communication Guide for key messages and updates.
* Strategic Communication Coordination Group (SCCG) Workspace
<https://www.us.army.mil/suite/page/303879>  
* Army Public Affairs Portal <https://www.us.army.mil/suite/page/216363>  

NEWS ABOUT THE ARMY

*	USAREUR policy changes ensure same-day service for new arrivals
(ARNews
<http://www.army.mil/-news/2007/10/01/5121-usareur-policy-changes-ensure-sam
e-day-service-for-new-arrivals/> ) 
*	Army unveils new taxi service to avoid DUIs (SAS
<http://www.estripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=49201> ) 
*	Army shows congress FCS 'spin-out' technologies (ARNews
<http://www.army.mil/-news/2007/10/01/5105-army-shows-congress-fcs-spin-out-
technologies/> ) 
*	Army leaders urge congressional support to meet current, future
demands (MNF
<http://www.mnf-iraq.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=14371&Ite
mid=1> )

WAR ON TERROR NEWS

*	Airstrike kills 20-plus terrorists; Iraqis nab 34 suspects (AFIS
<http://www.defenselink.mil/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=47641> ) 
*	U.S. and civilian deaths decrease sharply in Iraq (EB
<http://ebird.afis.mil/ebfiles/e20071002549361.html>  | WP
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/10/01/AR200710010
0133.html> ) 
*	U.S. takes Anbar model to Iraqi Shiites (CSM
<http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/1002/p01s07-wome.html?page=1> ) 
*	U.S. cash targets Afghan extremists (EB
<http://ebird.afis.mil/ebfiles/e20071002549442.html>  | PI
<http://www.philly.com/inquirer/world_us/10172706.html> )

OF INTEREST

*	New rule limits 'predatory' loans to servicemembers (ARNews
<http://www.army.mil/-news/2007/10/01/5124-new-rule-limits-predatory-loans-t
o-servicemembers/> ) 
*	Women in combat: Roles in U.S. Army expand (NPR
<http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=14869648> ) 
*	'Soldiers' magazine updates look, contents (ARNews
<http://www.army.mil/-news/2007/10/01/5127-soldiers-magazine-updates-look-co
ntents/> ) 
*	America supports you: Free web site keeps military Families
connected (AFIS <http://www.defenselink.mil/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=47640>
)

WORLD VIEW

*	Abu Ghraib central figure released (PTV <http://www.presstv.ir/>  |
Story <http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=25422&sectionid=3510203> ) 
*	Benazir may allow U.S. Army to hunt down Osama inside Pakistan (MS
<http://story.malaysiasun.com/>  | Story
<http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/287041/
cs/1/> ) 
*	U.S. Army says farewell to OPBAT (JB <http://www.jonesbahamas.com/>
| Story <http://www.jonesbahamas.com/?c=45&a=14333> ) 
*	U.S. Army airborne commends DPS TRET (ST
<http://www.saipantribune.com/>  | Story
<http://www.saipantribune.com/newsstory.aspx?cat=1&newsID=72900> )

WHAT'S BEING SAID IN BLOGS

*	Three yards and a cloud of dust (IP
<http://iraqpictures.blogspot.com/> ) 
*	Art of death in the Mesopotamian (LOI
<http://last-of-iraqis.blogspot.com/> ) 
*	U.S. didn't track weapons (RR
<http://www.retiredreservist.blogspot.com/> ) 
*	One hell of a recovery (KDH
<http://kneedeepinthehooah.blogspot.com/> )

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