Ninety Percent of Guard Units ‘Not Ready’
http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/20070302_ninety_percent_of_guard_units_not_ready/
Posted on Mar 2, 2007
[FONT=georgia, times new roman, times, serif] [/FONT][FONT=georgia, times new roman, times, serif]An independent commission established by Congress has found that the Defense Department is not adequately equipping and funding the National Guard. Roughly 90 percent of U.S. National Guard units are designated “not ready.” The commission determined that the Guard was ill-prepared to meet its obligation to defend the homeland and respond rapidly and effectively in case of a crisis. [/FONT]
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http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/20070302_ninety_percent_of_guard_units_not_ready/
Posted on Mar 2, 2007
[FONT=georgia, times new roman, times, serif] [/FONT][FONT=georgia, times new roman, times, serif]An independent commission established by Congress has found that the Defense Department is not adequately equipping and funding the National Guard. Roughly 90 percent of U.S. National Guard units are designated “not ready.” The commission determined that the Guard was ill-prepared to meet its obligation to defend the homeland and respond rapidly and effectively in case of a crisis. [/FONT]
[FONT=georgia, times new roman, times, serif]Reuters: [/FONT]
[FONT=georgia, times new roman, times, serif]The report said the global war on terrorism had placed increased demands for the National Guard to provide forces for both overseas and domestic missions, but added that the Defense Department, or DOD, had been slow to adapt to the change. [/FONT]
[FONT=georgia, times new roman, times, serif]“DOD’s failure to appropriately consider National Guard needs and funding requirements has produced a National Guard that is not fully ready to meet current and emerging missions,” the commission concluded. [/FONT]
[FONT=georgia, times new roman, times, serif]Among its findings, the 13-member panel said the Defense Department was not adequately equipping the Guard for its domestic missions. [/FONT]
[FONT=georgia, times new roman, times, serif]The National Guard’s 458,000 citizen-soldiers have a dual mandate to protect the United States both at home and abroad. [/FONT]
[FONT=georgia, times new roman, times, serif]Nearly 90 percent of Guard units in the United States are rated “not ready,” partly because of equipment shortages, according to Guard data and the findings of the Commission on the National Guard and Reserves, The Washington Post reported. [/FONT]
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[FONT=georgia, times new roman, times, serif] [/FONT] [FONT=georgia, times new roman, times, serif] [/FONT] [FONT=georgia, times new roman, times, serif]The report said the global war on terrorism had placed increased demands for the National Guard to provide forces for both overseas and domestic missions, but added that the Defense Department, or DOD, had been slow to adapt to the change. [/FONT]
[FONT=georgia, times new roman, times, serif]“DOD’s failure to appropriately consider National Guard needs and funding requirements has produced a National Guard that is not fully ready to meet current and emerging missions,” the commission concluded. [/FONT]
[FONT=georgia, times new roman, times, serif]Among its findings, the 13-member panel said the Defense Department was not adequately equipping the Guard for its domestic missions. [/FONT]
[FONT=georgia, times new roman, times, serif]The National Guard’s 458,000 citizen-soldiers have a dual mandate to protect the United States both at home and abroad. [/FONT]
[FONT=georgia, times new roman, times, serif]Nearly 90 percent of Guard units in the United States are rated “not ready,” partly because of equipment shortages, according to Guard data and the findings of the Commission on the National Guard and Reserves, The Washington Post reported. [/FONT]
[FONT=georgia, times new roman, times, serif]Read more[/FONT]
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