Greetings from downrange. Any opinion on the DoD's new Civilian Expeditionary Workforce? It looks a lot like State's Civilian Reserve Corps. Here are some details:
"Members of the DoD Civilian...
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Greetings from downrange. Any opinion on the DoD's new Civilian Expeditionary Workforce? It looks a lot like State's Civilian Reserve Corps. Here are some details:
"Members of the DoD Civilian...
The paper will be finished hopefully soon. I am trying to make an economic argument that based on the past expeditures on COIN operations through just hard power that produces negotiable results, a...
Dr. Tyrrell and American Pride,
Very good points. Apparently, the Italians and the New Zealand PRTs are "role models" according to the HASC report, and I've heard that the Candadians have a very...
The common consensus was that USAID lacked the legislative and budgetary teeth to effectively deploy a CRC (right now that right belongs to the secretary of state who confers with the adminstrator of...
Again, this is a work in progress, so thank you so much for your feedback.
For this paper, I wanted to see if there was a "niche" capacity for a private sector (non-USG employee) CRC. Apparently,...
Well, for better or for worse, the paper is done. Here are the conclusions I reach:
1. H.R. 1084 and S. 613 do much in beginning the framework for a CRC; however, stronger legislation is needed...
All,
I tagged this with the PRT discussion, but this work is evolving into an argument for a more robust PRT effort (more funding and more manpower) and supported by a Civilian Reserve Corps that...
Excellent resource...I've got some reading to do. Thanks.
Thank you for this feeback. This project is evolving to possibly link in with the House Bill 1084, which calls for the creation of a Civil Reserve Corps. I'll reply to each of you personally to...
The recent House Armed Services Report on Provincial Reconstruction Teams states that the current 24 PRTs in Iraq and 26 in Afghanistan are "underfunded and undermanned."
Here is the AP article...