[CPEO-IRF] Reserve & Guard retention after consolidation

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

BRAC commissioners worry about retention in guard, reserves

By Megan Scully, CongressDaily
Government Executive
May 17, 2005

Members of the Base Realignment and Closure Commission questioned 
Pentagon leaders Monday about their recommendation to consolidate 
National Guard and Reserve bases around the country, stating that such a 
move might exacerbate the force's recruitment and retention problems.

The decision, made as part of the 2005 base closure and realignment 
round, could strain some troops' ability to report for weekend drill 
duties, commission members told Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and 
Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Richard Myers during a hearing on Capitol 
Hill.

"I really think you're going to have a serious problem," said former 
Rep. James Bilbray, D-Nev., one of nine BRAC commissioners.

Commission chairman Anthony Principi expressed similar concerns, but not 
all of the commissioners opposed the recommendations for the Reserve 
component. Retired Army Gen. James Hill called it a "monumental step 
forward."

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For the entire article, see
http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0505/051705cdam1.htm


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Lenny Siegel
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