Total Force Policy Making and the Air National Guard

This study comprises an assessment and analysis of the need for the Air National Guard to produce leaders that have the ability and incentive to participate in Air Force policy making, specifically at the National Guard Bureau and the Headquarters Air Force staff. The author assesses as the Total Force continues to shrink, the need for the Air National Guard to produce leaders at the policy levels grows to maintain the Air National Guard's unique dual status (federal and state) heritage. The author assesses the recent history from 2001 to 2004 for evidence of the necessity for more Air National Guardsmen with the capacity to participate in Air Force policy making. From there, the author assesses the hurdles in moving Guardsmen from their states to the staffs. The final section presents possible ways ahead to develop a qualified Guardsman to participate in Air Force policy making.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.