Through Increased Regular Army-Reserve omponent Interoperability

摘要

Each of the proposed options for increasing Regular Army-RC interoperability-integrating Regular Army Soldiers directly into RC formations, opening command and branch-qualifying assignments to Regular Army and RC officers, and making Regular Army-RC collective training mandatory for CBRN operational units-shares a common underlying assumption: The Chemical Corps can be improved by the shared, common experiences of CBRN Soldiers working across the components. All of the proposed options would make use of existing institutional Army systems and processes and would require little or no additional funding. Due to its already heavy reliance on the USAR and Army National Guard, the Chemical Corps-more than any other branch or functional area-is uniquely positioned to experiment and develop methods of maximizing the benefits of Regular Army-RC integration. These benefits would mitigate the risks expected from the extended periods of limited resources now predicted. The lessons learned would ultimately benefit all branches of the Total Army.