03602cam a2200481 i 4500001001000000003000500010005001700015008004100032020003500073020003800108027002100146037002200167040001900189043001200208050002100220100004200241245009900283264003700382300004900419336002600468337002600494337002800520338003600548338002700584500004800611500013600659504005200795505019500847520141401042530005802456610004302514610005702557610005602614610004902670650002302719650003102742700003302773710006002806710008502866710002202951710008002973856006703053277484772RAND20200811100852.0080222s2013    caua     b    000 0 eng d  a0833079948 (pbk. : alk. paper)  a9780833079947 (pbk. : alk. paper)  aRAND/MG-1251-OSD  c$24.95fpaperback  aCstmoRcCstmoR  an-us---00aUB413b.L57 20131 aLippiatt, T. F.q(Thomas F.)eauthor.10aLeadership stability in Army reserve component units /cThomas F. Lippiatt, J. Michael Polich. 1aSanta Monica, CA :bRAND,c2013.  axx, 71 pages :bcolor illustrations ;c28 cm  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aunmediatedbn2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  avolumebnc2rdacarrier  a"RAND National Security Research Division."  a"This research was conducted within the Forces and Resources Policy Center of RAND's National Defense Research Institute"--Preface.  aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 69-71).0 aIntroduction -- Stability of Unit Leadership -- Preparing Reserve Component Personnel and Units for Deployment -- Readiness for Future Missions -- Conclusions -- Appendix: Supplemental Data.  aStability of personnel is highly valued in all military forces, especially in units that are preparing for deployment. A particular concern is personnel turbulence (personnel leaving the unit and being replaced by others) among the unit leadership. Even if the Army must live with turbulence among the bulk of unit members, it would prefer to have unit officers and noncommissioned officers in place to plan and oversee training of the troops with whom they will deploy. This monograph reports results of a study to determine the level of turbulence among unit leadership and to address several related questions: What causes leader turbulence? What effects might it have on training and preparation for future missions that may require RC units? What steps, if any, could be taken to mitigate it? The authors used data from 2003 through 2011 on Army National Guard infantry battalions and Army National Guard and U.S. Army Reserve military police and truck companies. They find high rates of personnel instability, caused generally by vacancies, personnel losses, and those who don’t deploy. This turbulence generates a large influx of new leaders entering units who have not been through all the training with the soldiers they will lead. The monograph makes recommendations for estimating preparation time for different types of units and for department policy to mitigate effects on mission preparation.  aAlso available on the internet via WWW in PDF format.10aUnited States.bArmy ReservexOfficers10aUnited States.bArmy ReservexOperational readiness.10aUnited States.bArmy ReservexPersonnel management.10aUnited States.bArmy ReservexUnit cohesion. 0aCommand of troops. 0aLeadershipzUnited States.1 aPolich, J. Michael.eauthor.2 aRand Corporation.bNational Security Research Division.2 aNational Defense Research Institute (U.S.).bForces and Resources Policy Center.2 aRand Corporation.1 aUnited States.bDepartment of Defense.bOffice of the Secretary of Defense.41yOnline Accessuhttp://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG1251.html