Historical Attempts to Reorganize the Reserve Components

by Federal Research Division Library of Congress and Federal Research Division Library of Congress (U.S.)

Throughout the post-World War II period, the National Guard and Reserves have maintained separate identities despite periodic proposals to merge both reserve components. The two most serious proposals came in 1947, when the so-called Gray Board convened by Secretary of Defense James Forestall to examine the status of reserve forces recommended the abolition of the National Guard, and in 1964, when Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara recommended merging...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 150338375X
• ISBN13: 9781503383753
• Release Date: November 2014
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• Length: 44 Pages
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