Army Reserve Components Research Roadmap Volume 2: Research Agenda

There is increased awareness of the Reserve components (RC) and their role in our national defense. Downsizing and federal budgetary constraints continue to impact this role as well as the structure of the RC. In the past, most policy and practice considerations focused on the Active Component (AC). Research and experience, however, suggest that important differences exist between the tow components. Thus, the results of manpower, personnel, and training research conducted with the AC may not necessarily apply to the RC. The goal of the present project is to highlight the results of research conducted for the RC by the U.S. Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences (ARI) and to generate an agenda for future ARI work that is responsive to current and projected RC needs. The work is documented in two separate volumes. Volume 1 (Ford, Schultz, Knapp, & Katz, 1997) provides a brief overview of the RC environment and includes summaries of ARI research products/findings currently available for RC use. This second volume discusses RC research in a number of domains (e.g., training-related areas, recruiting, retention, leadership). Critical research questions are identified and suggestions for using these as a basis for an ARI RC-related research agenda are offered.Human Resources Research Organization Alexandria VA is the author of 'Army Reserve Components Research Roadmap Volume 2: Research Agenda' with ISBN 9781423566939 and ISBN 1423566939.