Reserve Augmentation Process

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        CATEGORY: Manpower and Personnel
    
        ISSUE ITEM #:
    
        SUBJECT: Reserve Augmentation Process
    
        BACKGROUND: The call for identifying IMA backfill requirements
        came on a Sunday morning of a three day weekend with responses
        due back within 24 hours. A response was provided, but the
        requirement to respond so quickly when many key players were
        unavailable for consultation led to a suboptimal identification
        of reserve augmentation needs. Attempts to modify our initial
        request were stymied. A revised list of requirements submitted
        to HQ ARPC later in the week was misinterpreted as additional
        requirements, not changed requirements. 
    
        DISCUSSION: No negative mission impact occurred as a result of
        this confusion. However, more resources than the minimum number
        necessary wound up being activated to AFSC units. Shifting
        excess resources within and between commands absorbed a great
        deal of staff time and distracted the HQ AFSC staff from its
        other responsibilities.
    
        ACTION RECOMMENDED: Avoid short suspenses issued on weekends for
        immediate action through pre-planning. There is often a trade-
        off between quality and speed of responses. Tight suspenses
        issued on the weekends make it difficult to get it right the
        first time and avoid confusion. Establishing parameters for
        decision-making and identifying specific mission needs early into
        the crisis may aid in speeding a rapid turnaround of quality
        responses to inquiries.
    
        SUGGESTED OPR(s), OCR(s): OPRs: HQ USAF/SGHR, HQ ARPC/SG, and
        HQ AFMPC/SG. OCRs: MAJCOM/SGAXs. Procedures for identifying
        reserve forces for backfill need to be established. Standardized
        reporting formats and guidelines could be written to facilitate
        early identification of reservists when crises loom.
    
        ALAN R. CONSTANTIAN, Captain, HQ AFSC/SGAX
                             [(b)(2)]
                 
                  


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