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-165- An Operational Analysis of Cadre
necessary just to reach the previously planned structure and no additional officers may be
available for cadre units. Second, IRR personnel may also need to be activated to cross-level
under strength active and reserve units in the first years of a war. This will reduce the
number of IRR personnel available for cadre units.
2.6—CADRE STRUCTURE SUMMARY
In this section, we have examined five different peacetime cadre unit structures and
their relative costs. The first cadre structure retained all officers and NCOs and cost 56
percent of an AC unit during peacetime. The second structure retained only senior officers
and NCOs (O-2 and E-6 and above), which brought the relative cost down to 37 percent of
an AC unit. The final three options (relying on increased promotions, IRR activations, and a
combination of these alternatives) decreased costs even further. Table 2.5 shows the
structure and cost of each of the alternatives discussed in this chapter.
Table 2.5—Alternative Cadre Personnel Structures and Costs
Cadre Structure
Peacetime
Personnel (%)
% Peacetime
Cost of AC Unit
All Officers & NCOs 1,487 (43 %) 56 %
Senior Officers & NCOs 814 (23 %) 37 %
Increase Promotion (9 BCT) 713 (21 %) 31 %
Activate IRR (9 BCT) 593 (17 %) 24 %
Promotion and IRR (9 BCT) 454 (13 %) 18 %
All of the relative cadre cost estimates developed in this chapter have assumed that
one hundred percent of the cost of the peacetime cadre leaders is assigned to the cadre unit
and that cadre leaders are retained on active duty. If we were to assign other duties to cadre