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FPCD-83-6 1 (1982-10-15)

handle is hein.gao/gaobabmqk0001 and id is 1 raw text is: 0170t UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. Z0548 FIDKRAL PCRMONN5L AND COMPUNXATION DIVISION B-208840 OCTOBER 15, 1982 The Honorable John 0. Marsh, Jr. The Secretary of the Army Attention: The Inspector General DAIG-AI 119701 :Dear Mr. Secretary: Subject: Army's Ability to Mobilize and Use Retirees as Planned is Doubtful (GAO/FPCD-83-6) We have completed a review of the Army's plan for mobiliz- ing retirees in the event of a war or national emergency requir- ing a full mobilization. On the basis of this plan, the Army has preassigned about 90,000 retirees to report to military in- stallations within 7 days of a full mobilization. By the end of September 1982, the Army planned to have about 100,000 retirees preassigned. Our review shows that the estimated number of retirees the Army expects to report for duty is unreliable and ,that, for those who do report, the Army does not know enough about their performance capability and refresher training needs. Furthermore, many local commands are not even aware that retirees 'have been assigned to them and, therefore, have not developed ,specific plans for assigning, using, and supporting retirees when they report for duty. BACKGROUND After the end of the draft and the introduction of the Total Force policy in 1973, the Army made fundamental changes in its plans for using pretrained personnel in the event of full mobilization. These changes were necessary to counter a critical shortage of pretrained manpower, a shortage that did not exist when the draft was providing needed manpower to the Active Force and when large numbers of individuals were enlisting in the Selected Reserve. The Army currently estimates that it needs an additional 179,000 trained soldiers to meet wartime requirements, and its plan to recall retirees will help to reduce this shortfall. Under current legislation, the Secretary of the Army may recall regular Army retirees back to active duty at any time. Qc23i)2 (967030)

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