Commissioners Urge Caution In Applying Air Force Panel Findings To The Army

By Sebastian Sprenger / February 5, 2014 at 5:04 PM
Two members of the National Commission on the Structure of the Air Force have cautioned against "reflexively" applying their panel's findings when it comes to the question of balancing the active and reserve components of the Army. "The differences among the military services and the characteristics of the reserve components are significant," former acting Army Secretary Les Brownlee and RAND Corp.'s Army Health Program Director Margaret Harrel wrote in a one-page memo included in an "additional views" section of the...

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