Considering a Cadre Augmented Army - RAND Corporation

-81- A Budgetary Analysis of Cadre
7.1.1—Mobilization Delay
Cadre mobilization delay has a significant impact on the number of RC BCTs
required in the force. The shorter the cadre mobilization delay, the fewer RC BCTs that need
to be maintained in peacetime. Figure 7.2 shows the number of RC BCTs required by
mobilization delay under different assumptions about the willingness of the DoD to allow
AC units to break rotation guidance.
Figure 7.2—Sensitivity of RC BCTs Required in the CadreMix Force to Cadre
Mobilization Delay
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70
RC BCTs Required
60
50
40
30
20
Cadre (Strict)
Cadre (20+)
Cadre (16+)
Cadre (12+)
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0
12 24 36 48 60
Cadre Mobilization Delay (Months)
When the DoD is willing to deploy AC units with 12 or more months at home,
longer mobilization delays only increase the number of RC BCTs required in the force if the
delay is longer than 36 months. When the DoD is only willing to deploy AC units with more
than 16, 20 or 24 months at home, the number of RC BCTs required in the force increases
as the mobilization delay increases. The shorter the mobilization delay, the more attractive a
cadre augmented force because fewer RC BCTs need to be maintained in peacetime. Figure