The Mobilization of Individual Ready Reserve (IRR) Infantrymen During Operation Desert Storm

Terry, Pamela M.; Evans, Kenneth L.; Heller, Frederick H.; Smith, Seward

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“…Research by the U.S. Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences (ARI) during Operation Desert Storm led to important insights into how best to reach this objective (see Wisher, Sabol, Sukenik & Kern, 1991;Terry. Evans, Heller & Smith, 1991;Steinberg, 1991;Evans, 1992: Terry, Smith & Heller, 1993.…”

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Reacquisition of Skills by Combat Engineers Mobilized from the Individual Ready Reserve

Wisher¹,

Kern²,

Sabol³

et al. 1994

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Public rtportng bUrden Iorrtth,, COIIcgrt mf tftematod tn r to average I hour per (spo~nse. ini:luding .th,,ie t infor re iwng nrucz~enf. searchngn existing cata sources, gathering and mantu the. 9" data neede, a nd c.moltlngno re-.ewirnq the collection of einormation. For this report, skill reacquisition data were collected during a mobilization training exercise on 76 individual ready reserve (IRR) soldiers (combat engineers) who had been Separated from active duty for periods ranging up to 10 years. Military occupational knowledge was measured before and after a 5-day rapid train-up and hands-on performance for 18 110S tasks was recorded. Increases in task knowledge were strongly related to p)rior active duty status (full tour vs. initial entry training only) and Armed Forces Qualification Test (AFQT) scores (above vs. below the 50th percentile). ____--_ __We wish to express our appreciation for the support and the coordinating actions that enabled us to integrate thi3 research into the much larger Call Forward 93 (CF93) mobilization exercise. Specifically, we extend our thanks to COL Alan Sepe, Director, Mobilization Directorate, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel, and John Henderson, Plans and Execution Division, Training and Doctrine Command, for encouraging and supporting the insertion of our research into CF93. Coordination and scheduling required to accomplish a seamless integration of this research was made possible by staff of the 98th Division (Training) The Department of the Army, Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel tasked the U.S. Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences (ARI) to develop a continuing program of study on the question of skill decay and reacquisition. This tasking stemmed from an interest in extending the knowledge gained during Operation Desert Storm, in which ARI investigated skill decay, rapid train-up, and the attitudes, motivations, and concerns of those mobilized from the Individual Ready Reserve (IRR). Procedure:Skill reacquisition data were collected on 126 IRR volunteers (99 Lcombat engineers and 27 carpentry and masonry specialists) who had been separated from active duty for periods ranging from 7 months to over 10 years. The data collection was tied into Call Forward 93 (CF93), a mobilization training exercise conducted at Fort Leonard Wood from May o July 1993. MOS school knowledge tests developed for these two MOS were given before and after a 5-day rapid train-up program. Hands-on testing of various MOS tasks occurred immediately after the training for each task, and performance was recorded in specially designed evaluation booklets. Findings:Due to the larger sample, the principal statistical analyses focused on skill reacquisition by the combat engineers. In analyzing the variability in performance on the knowledge tests (where a score of .>70% was cons lered "proficient"), a distinct pattein emerged, which was generally supported by a sim tr pattern in the hands-on testing:a. Soldiers with full, F ior-service tours w...

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confidence: 99%