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PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – Sgt. Maj. of the Army Raymond F. Chandler, III, shared his thoughts on how the Army Reserve fits into the overall Army strategy during the 2013 U.S. Army Reserve Senior Leader Forum held here, Aug. 19.
Chandler said the support the Army Reserve provides to commanders complements how the Army operates in a global environment.
“The combat support and combat service support capabilities you have are bar none,” Chandler said. “Those are the forces that we are going to have to integrate in this change in our strategy as we move forward in the future.”
Chandler cited examples of the Army Reserve’s capabilities ranging from drilling wells, building roads and schools, or providing clean water that make it a valuable asset.
“The Army Reserve are the technical experts,” he said. “It’s definitely not the active component – it’s the Army Reserve.”
He said the key to success is for all three components to understand their tasks and purpose and to use what each brings to the overall strategy by harnessing the talent pool.
Chandler said the upcoming fiscal year budget reductions would make achieving the Army’s goals challenging.
Chandler said the Army is facing challenges achieving its goals given the potential for upcoming fiscal year budget reductions.
“We have some very difficult decisions in how we are going to resource training and readiness,” Chandler said. “I would ask you to be patient.”
But Chandler said the task is not impossible.
“It’s going to take leaders. Leaders like you and those that you lead to see us through the future,” he said. “I personally believe we are going to be fine as long as we remember that we’ve all got to do this together.”
He said ultimately it’s about meeting the intent of Gen. Raymond T. Odierno, U.S. Army chief of staff, to be globally responsive and regionally engaged, and moving across domains, and finding ways to build leader development.
Chandler said that one of Odierno’s four priorities is leader development.
“It’s not the technology. It’s the leader,” Chandler said. “So we’ve got to provide the education at the right time, at the right place, to the right person.”
“If we develop our leaders we will maintain our advantage over any enemy that presents itself as we move forward into the future,” Chandler said.
| Date Taken: | 08.19.2013 |
| Date Posted: | 08.19.2013 18:35 |
| Story ID: | 112233 |
| Location: | PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, COLORADO, US |
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