Future Reserves 2020, the British Army and the politics of military innovation during the Cameron era

Bury, Patrick; Catignani, Sergio

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“…In fact, routine British Army formed reservist unit deployments were proposed in 2011 by senior politicians, assisted by "renegade" ex-regular officers and the proposals gained political traction (Bury, 2019). However, by 2015, the proposals had been successfully resisted (Bury & Catignani, 2019). Research on resistance to the integration of health professionals has demonstrated successful change can be led by senior managers and "renegade" insiders but that it is takes sustained effort over a long period (Reay et al, 2017).…”

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“…However, it is very likely that given the time and resource constraints of the army reserve that the level of training is poorer than their regular army counterparts (Bury, 2019). However, the development of training standards, allocation of training resources, and the training assurance regime that the army reserve operate under is largely in the power of the hierarchy of the regular army (Bury & Catignani, 2019; Council of Reserve Forces and Cadets Associations, 2017). Thus, while poor army reserve training is a legitimate concern, it is likely that the workplace identities of the regular army may influence the prioritization and modernization of army reserve training that has often been called for (Mooney & Crackett, 2018;Walker, 1990).…”

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Understanding and Explaining the Marginalization of Part-Time British Army Reservists

Connelly

2020

Armed Forces & Society

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Recent changes in the British Army mean part-time reservists and full-time regulars need to become better integrated. However, there has been a long history of workplace tensions between the full-time and part-time elements in the British Army. This mirrors those found in many civilian workplaces. Focus group data with 105 full-time regular British Army soldiers confirmed that time and emotional commitment are strongly linked in a full-time professional workplace that has strong, definite, and enduring boundaries. This, alongside demands for conformity and stratification by rank explained the high risk of marginalization of part-time reservists. The legitimacy of part-time reservists, especially in the combat arms, was often challenged. Using this explanatory framework, some implications and practical ways that tensions may be reduced between full-time and part-time members of the British Army, and other armed forces facing similar tensions, were highlighted.

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Understanding and Explaining the Marginalization of Part-Time British Army Reservists

Connelly

2020

Armed Forces & Society

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“…Another set of research findings mentioned the FR20 policy in the context of defence expenditure reductions linked to the UK Government's austerity programme. We were warned that “the key aspect that will be responded to is your focus on Reservists as a cost‐cutting measure which is not MOD policy.” Similarly, when we talked about the recruitment problems faced by the reserves there was clear push‐back against the idea that this was a serious issue (despite clear evidence to the contrary; see National Audit Office [NAO], 2018; Bury & Catignani, 2019).…”

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The possibilities and limits of impact and engagement in research on military institutions

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Edmunds

Higate

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Military geographical research often requires direct engagement with military institutions. Although the morality of such engagements is often debated, the details of engagement in practice have been less scrutinised. Scrutiny is important, as military engagements can shape research-derived critiques and can influence the communication of research outcomes to both military and academic research communities. Military engagement comprises the communication of data, theories, and concepts about military activities and phenomena, with military personnel and institutions, in textual, representational, and interpersonal modes. The paper examines Geography's history of research engagement to show the complexities and debates around this seemingly straightforward idea. It then introduces a research project and wider research programme on the UK armed forces reserves which provides the empirical context from which we draw our observations about military engagement. We then consider two issues, language and institutional cultures, for their insights into the complexities of military engagement. We conclude by considering the politics of engagement in contemporary critical military geographical research.

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“…Reserves are important components in the armed forces of the democracies (Bury, 2019a;Edmunds et al, 2016;Weitz, 2007). 1 During the Cold War, reserves were usually seen as a strategic force to be deployed in large wars, but today reserves have been turned into an essential part of states' "total" military force (Bury & Catignani, 2019;Dandeker et al, 2011;West, 2018). In other words, the shift has been from a historically large static, strategic force to a dynamic, operational force that can be and is used in a wide variety of missions (Whitlock, 2006).…”

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Reserve Military Service: A Social Constructionist Perspective

Griffith

Ben‐Ari²

2020

Armed Forces & Society

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This study examines reserve military service from a perspective of social construction—the ways in which the reservist’s conscious experiences are constructed to give meaning to military service. Content descriptions of conscious experiences of reserve military service are identified in past studies. Constructions fell into four broad categories: (1) complementary to life—reserve military service providing wanted satisfaction not otherwise achieved, material gain, or ideological commitment; (2) equitable arrangement—understood compensation for self-sacrifice; (3) discordant identity—requirements of military life blatantly or surreptitiously conflicting with established identity and civilian life; and (4) self-definition—reserve military service understood as an aspect of self-identity. Directions for integrating these constructions as a basis for future research are identified and discussed.

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Future Reserves 2020, the British Army and the politics of military innovation during the Cameron era

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Understanding and Explaining the Marginalization of Part-Time British Army Reservists

Understanding and Explaining the Marginalization of Part-Time British Army Reservists

The possibilities and limits of impact and engagement in research on military institutions

Reserve Military Service: A Social Constructionist Perspective

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