Manpower Alternatives to Enhance Total Force Capabilities: Could New Forms of Reserve Service Help Alleviate Military Shortfalls?

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Integrating Variable-Time Work Within a U.S. Space Force Component

“…Finally, Rohn et al provided the useful observation that the appropriate type of integration may be related to the size and design of the organization, noting, for example, that "airmen operating different platforms do so on more of an individual basis than in large, collective formations [as in the Army]" (Rohn et al, 2019). Dalzell et al (2019) explored new models for reserve component participation that account for changing socioeconomic trends, such as employment stability, family structure, and economic pressures, to create opportunities for reserve component service. These new participation models suggest ways that part-time manpower could be integrated into space units.…”