The Ready Reserve Force: is it capable of performing its mission
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Authors
Orban, Mary Margaret
Parvin, Everett John
Subjects
ready reserve force (RRF)
merchant marine manning
supply support of RRF
logistic support of RRF
merchant marine manning
supply support of RRF
logistic support of RRF
Advisors
Boger, Dan C.
Date of Issue
1987-12
Date
December 1987
Publisher
Language
en_US
Abstract
This thesis examines the Ready Reserve Force (RRF) from
a personnel manning and supply and logistic support
perspective. The history of the RRF and a discussion of
its current status are included. Specifically examined is
the decline in the number of merchant mariners and in the
number of available billets for the mariners. Three
merchant marine manning studies are evaluated and five
alternatives for guaranteeing manning are discussed. In
the area of supply and logistic support, the onboard shore
and ship spare part inventories are evaluated for
fulfillment of RRF requirements. Recommendations
concerning manning include taking measures to increase the
size of the U.S. flag fleet, manning Naval Auxiliary ships
with merchant mariners, and establishing a civilian
Merchant Marine Reserve program. Recommendations
concerning supply and logistic support are made to expedite
the receipt of needed supplies and ways of cutting costs.
Type
Thesis
Description
Series/Report No
Department
Organization
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
Identifiers
NPS Report Number
Sponsors
Funder
Format
94 p.
Citation
Distribution Statement
Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.
Rights
This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.