Options for Restructuring the Army

The U.S. Army has seen its missions grow in number & intensity in recent years with the global war on terrorism & the invasion & occupation of Iraq. This has resulted in increasing levels of stress that have been placed on the Army's active & reserve components. At the same time, the Army has begun an extensive restructuring effort, called modularity,Ó that is designed to significantly alter how the service is organized & how it operates in the field. This study examines the Army's capability to fight wars, sustain long deployments, & deploy rapidly to overseas operations, as well as its dependence on personnel & units in the reserve component. Also analyzes 8 options for restructuring the Army. Charts & tables.Holtz-Eakin, Douglas is the author of 'Options for Restructuring the Army', published 2005 under ISBN 9781422300114 and ISBN 1422300110.