Army Reserves

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This paper examines how the formation of a national federal reserve for the U.S. Army was a slow process and how it took many events and a few wars to establish and develop the U.S. Army reserves as we know it today. It discusses how, from a volunteer state run militias to a federally run federal reserve, America's Army has been shaped by war. It looks at how through the Spanish American War of 1898, which led to the Dick Act of 1903, and two World Wars, the Army reserve has been shaped and molded into an enduring legacy of military power.

From the Paper:

"The Spanish-American War of 1898 pinpointed many deficiencies of the U.S. Army Reserve. Published after his death, The Military Policy of the United State, by Emory Upton argued for a stronger military force. By stronger he was referring to a professional one modeled off of the Prussians. The US Army subsequently embraced The Military Policy of the United States in its disputes with the militia advocates. Enamored by the German model, Upton wanted to achieve the same for the United States. However, like many raised in the Army way, Upton failed to grasp the interrelationship between politics and the military (Huntington). "

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