Department of the Army Historical Summary FY 1999

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Department of the Army Historical Summary
Fiscal Year 1999

by
Jeffery A. Charlston

CENTER OF MILITARY HISTORY
UNITED STATES ARMY
WASHINGTON, D.C., 2006

The Library of Congress has cataloged
this serial publication as follows:
Library of Congress Catalog Card 75–09647561

ISSN 0092–7880

This summary was begun under contract DASW01-00-P-3319 and was
completed by the staff of the Center of Military History, United States
Army.

CMH Pub 101–30–1

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Contents

1.	INTRODUCTION	3
2.	ORGANIZATION, MANAGEMENT, AND BUDGET	13
	Organizational Changes	13
	Management and Information Systems	15
	Economies and Efficiencies	17
	Budget	19
3.	PERSONNEL	25
	Enlisted Personnel	27
	Officer Personnel	30
	Civilian Personnel	32
	Families	35
	Special Topics	37
4.	FORCE DEVELOPMENT, TRAINING, AND OPERATIONAL FORCES	41
	Blueprint for the Future	41
	Force Development	42
	Training	45
	Deployed Operational Forces	48
	Army Special Operations Forces	54
	Military Intelligence	55
	Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Issues	56
	The Army in Space	58
5.	RESERVE FORCES	61
	Force Structure	61
	Strength and Personnel Management	66
	Training and Readiness	68
	Mobilization	72
	Support to Civil Authorities	74
	Equipment and Maintenance	76
6.	LOGISTICS	81
	Management and Planning	81
	Maintenance	87
	Sustainability	88
	Security Assistance	91
	Research, Development, and Acquisition	95
7.	SUPPORT SERVICES	101
	Morale, Welfare, and Recreation	101
	Health and Medical Programs	103
	Army Chaplaincy	106
	Army Pay	107
	Army Housing	108
	Army Safety Program	109
	Army Career and Alumni Program	110
	Army and Air Force Exchange Service	111
	Command Information	112
	Army Tuition Assistance Program	114
	Army Sports Program	114
	Construction, Facilities, and Real Property	115
8.	SPECIAL FUNCTIONS	119
	Environmental Protection	119
	Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization	123
	Legal Affairs	125
	Inspector General Activities	128
	The Year 2000 Computer Problem	130
9.	CONCLUSION	135

ACRONYMS		145
APPENDIX

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1	Appropriations Comparison: FY 1993 and FY 1999	20
2	Budget Appropriations and Requests: FY 1999 and FY 2000, Respectively	23
3	End-Strength Comparison: FY 1998 and FY 1999	26
4	Full-Time Support Personnel in the Reserve Components	27
5	Army Enlisted Accession Results: FY 1999	28
6	Enlisted Active Army Retention: FY 1999	28
7	Active Army Officers by Grade: FY 1999	30
8	Commissioned Officer Accessions by Source: FY 1999	31
9	Officer Years of Service at Promotion by Rank: FY 1999	31
10	Officer Promotions Above, In, and Below Zone by Rank: FY 1999	33
11	Promotion Rate and Tenure Comparison: Selected Years	33
12	Marriage by Gender and Grade: FY 1999	35
13	Dual Military Marriages by Gender and Grade: FY 1999	36
14	Drug-Testing Results by Component: FY 1999	39
15	Specialties Most Often Deployed: FY 1999	49
16	Army National Guard and Army Reserve Contributions to the Army: 30 September 1999	64
17	Armed Forces Qualification Test Categories	67
18	Unit Readiness Level at Mobilization	70
19	Discipline Rates per 1,000 Members: FY 1993 through FY 1999	126