United States National Guard

Introduction. The State of Utopia has determined to develop a Continuity of Operations Plan (COOP) that incorporates all of the key state governmental functions. The National Guard (NG) being one of these key organizations has been tasked to develop and coordinate their own plan and ensure it nests correctly within the state plan. The Adjutant General of Utopia has ordered that the Joint Staff produce a COOP that relocates the affected units to an alternate site, accounts for and protects all personnel

Subject: Multicomponent Brigade Combat Teams 1. Purpose. To recommend that the Army create multicomponent Brigade Combat Teams composed of both Active Duty and Army Reserve formations. 2. Discussion. a. Background. In January 2016, the National Commission on the Future of the Army (NCFA) recommended, among other things, that the Army increase the use of multicomponent units to improve readiness and break down the barriers between the Active and Reserve Components. (1) The NCFA was responsible

Joseph Weiss (2012) tells us that “planned organizational change is a process that moves companies from a present state to a desired future state with the goal of enhancing their effectiveness.” Yet the process of changing can be painful and less than successful. This is the story of the USPFO for California and their poor managing of two simultaneous transformational changes to the organization: transitioning to the General Fund Enterprise Business System (GFEBS) and splitting and relocating

concerning his most challenging leadership issue. My personal leadership philosophy is, “Your duty title makes you a commander; your people will decide if you are a leader.” Prior to becoming a commissioned officer, I was an enlisted member in the Air National Guard for 7 years. As a young follower, you begin to decide the traits you feel a good leader should possess. I feel that in order to be a good leader, you must first experience being a follower. You must lead by example and be fair to all of your

and receiving clarification and resolving problems upward. When a mission is in place there is a team effort in the chain of command to accomplish those tasks representing that mission. One example is when a state is ready to deploy, they receive a notification of sourcing from National Guard Bureau. The task is brought to me by my chain of command. I begin my process with notifying anyone in my immediate chain of command to

He has been a recruiter for almost 5 years in the Pennsylvania Air National Guard. The Air National Guard offers members the opportunity to serve in the military in a part time capacity. Our recruiting team is nationally recognized as one of the best in country and are always receiving various awards and accolades. Their professionalism and reputable sales techniques are highlighted as great practices across the Air National Guard nationally. All recruiters must have a basic understanding of all

military force closest to civilians is the National Guard. National Guardsmen and women get benefits that normal civilians don’t, but the opposite is also true. Differences between time, money, and education should be taken into account when deciding a future in the National Guard. Humans only have so long to live, time wasted is time that cannot be recaptured, time is a currency that without thriftiness can dwindle into nothing. When someone joins the National Guard, he/she signs to work for eight years

continued to rely on the respective strengths and experience of each member of the team and my own appreciation for collaborative decision-making to resolve conflict and keep the project moving forward. Ultimately, the project was a success and the National Guard’s message to Congress was presented on time, on budget and in a clear, well-organized publication. I was reappointed to lead the team again the following

I am in the Air National Guard and part of the 176th Wing. The two primary missions of the 176th Wing are airlift and search and rescue (to include civil search and rescue). This includes federal missions as well as state missions. My organization does not seek a profit but we do have competitors for our airlift and search and rescue capabilities. According to Grant and Jordan (2012), an industry should focus on strategic management and focus on the competition and the goal of having a competitive

with deployments over seas the National Guard has state mission. These state missions comprise of multiple parts. Part one of the mission is to respond to the natural disasters of their state and country. Most everyone has heard of the National Guard going out and battling fires, helping general public deal with all aspects of the floods, tornadoes and civil unrest. In these situations the governor of the state, territories or district, places his province in a state of emergency. This allows him