Naval Reserve telecommunication program : adequacy and employment.

Abstract

The Naval Reserve has recently been restructured to meet the criteria of the Total Force Policy. Part of that restructuring established a Reserve Telecommunication Program which supports Commander, Naval Telecommunication Command, in his mobilization requirements. Unless the program is more carefully monitored and funded, the Reserve Telecommunication Program will not be able to provide the properly trained personnel to the communication community as required. In this respect various training alternatives have been investigated and compared on the basis of their relative cost to the effectiveness of their training value. From this qualitative assessment of the alternatives, a format of training may be selected to meet COMNAVTELCOMM readiness requirements for reserve telecommunication personnel.