Military Reserves

Report

Aug 13, 2024

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National Guard Youth ChalleNGe and Job ChalleNGe: Metrics for Success

This research on National Guard Youth ChalleNGe and Job ChalleNGe integrates analyses of staff and participant perspectives with information from participant files and national and state datasets to provide insights for ChalleNGe leadership.

Report

Apr 11, 2024

Gauging What Employers Think: Lessons Learned from Fielding the 2022 Department of Defense National Survey of Employers

In this companion report, the authors describe lessons learned from developing and administering the 2022 Department of Defense National Survey of Employers, describe the implications of the lessons, and make recommendations to inform future efforts.

Report

Apr 11, 2024

Understanding and Improving Civilian Employer Experiences with Guard and Reserve Duty

In this report, researchers update and extend an earlier study to document the views of employers of reserve component members and reevaluate Department of Defense policy, federal legislation, and state legislation.

Report

Apr 3, 2024

National Guard soldiers prepare pallets of food for distribution in the Gleaners warehouse, Pontiac, Michigan, November 4, 2020, photo by MSgt David Kujawa/U.S. Air National Guard

Addressing Stressors for National Guard Personnel: Insights From Leadership

The authors explore the National Guard’s recent mission demands, identify the challenges that the pace of operations has created for Guard members and their families, and examine what service and support programs are in place to address these challenges.

Report

Mar 25, 2024

Integrating Variable-Time Work Within a U.S. Space Force Component

The authors of this report describe models that the U.S. Space Force can use to integrate reserve and regular units into a combined component in ways that allow for seamless permeability between full- and part-time service.

Report

Mar 12, 2024

National Guard Youth ChalleNGe: Program Progress in 2022–2023

The National Guard Youth ChalleNGe program serves young people ages 16 to 18 experiencing difficulty in traditional high schools. This report covers the 2022–2023 program year and is the eighth in a series on this quasi-military residential program.

Commentary

Nov 29, 2023

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A Framework for Building a Civil Reserve Space Program: Applicability of U.S. Transportation Command’s Commercial Partnership Models

The U.S. Department of Defense could develop a civil reserve space program to meet surge needs for space capabilities in crisis or wartime. The authors examine key elements that would contribute to this program's success.

Report

Jul 25, 2023

Review of Reserve Component Activation Data Quality

In this report, the authors quantify the frequency of errors in reserve component (RC) activation data, discuss the potential sources of each type of error, and estimate the potential impact of these errors on RC member benefits.

Report

Jul 20, 2023

Assessment of Deployment- and Mobilization-to-Dwell Policies for Active and Reserve Component Forces: An Examination of Current Policy Using Select U.S. Joint Force Elements

The authors examine Department of Defense (DoD) policy that governs how much time service members must spend at home relative to time spent deployed or mobilized. They suggest policy changes to inform and optimize DoD's force utilization decisions.

Report

Jun 1, 2023

National Guard Youth ChalleNGe: Program Progress in 2021–2022

The National Guard Youth ChalleNGe program serves young people ages 16 to 18 experiencing difficulty in traditional high school. This report covers the program years 2021–2022 and is the seventh in a series on this quasi-military residential program.

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Understanding and Improving Civilian Employer Experiences with Guard and Reserve Duty

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Integrating Variable-Time Work Within a U.S. Space Force Component

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