28 Mar As you have explored the various military branches, you may have considered how some of the differences might impact the culture of that branch

Assignment- Active and Reserve

As you have explored the various military branches, you may have considered how some of the differences might impact the culture of that branch. These differences, furthermore, impact the identity, roles, stressors, and needs of military personnel in each branch.

Another difference that significantly impacts the military personnel and their families is the difference between active and reserve military. Life in the reserve military has changed in recent years and the needs of reserve military personnel and their families have changed too.

For this Assignment, you explain the differences between active and reserve military, and explain how helping professionals can better support reservists and their families.

Submit a 2- to 3-page paper in which you accomplish the following:

Explain the fundamental differences between active and reserve military.

Explain how selected reserves have changed since the Gulf War (1990–1991) and how these changes created the need for support services.

Describe one recommendation you might make to support reservists and their families. Explain why this recommendation would be helpful. 

***I serves in the Army Reserves for 8 years*** ( in case it helps with the paper.

References

Army Reserve. (n.d.). Retrieved from www.goarmy.com/reserve.html

Air Force Reserve. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://afreserve.com/

Air National Guard. (n.d.). Retrieved from www.ang.af.mil/

U.S. Marine Corps Forces Reserve. (n.d.). Retrieved from www.marforres.marines.mil/

U.S. Navy Reserve. (n.d.). Retrieved from www.navyreserve.com

U.S. Coast Guard Reserve. (n.d.). Retrieved from www.uscg.mil/reserve/

Blaisure, K. R., Saathoff-Wells, T., Pereira, A., MacDermid Wadsworth, S., & Dombro, A. L. (2016). Serving military families (2nd ed.). New York: NY: Routledge.

Chapter 1, “An Introduction to Military Culture and Military Families”

(Review pp. 7-9)

Chapter 2, “An Overview of Military Personnel and Their Families”

(Review pp.29-33)

Schading, B., Schading, R., (2007). A civilian’s guide to the U.S. military: A comprehensive reference to the customs, language, & structure of the armed forces. Cincinnati, OH:Writers Digest.

Chapter 2, “Understanding the U.S. Army” (pp. 45–60)

Chapter 3, “Understanding the U.S. Navy” (pp. 76–86)

Chapter 4, “Understanding the U.S. Marine Corps” (pp. 102–108)

Chapter 5, “Understanding the U.S. Air Force” (pp. 120–126)

Faber, A. J., Willerton, E., Clymer, S. R., MacDermid, S. M., & Weiss, H. M. (2008). Ambiguous absence, ambiguous presence: A qualitative study of military reserve families in wartime. Journal of Family Psychology, 22(2), 222–230.

Griffith, J. (2011). Decades of transition for the US Reserves: Changing demands on reserve identity and mental well-being. International Review of Psychiatry, 23(2), 181–191.

Document: Military Branch Scenarios (PDF)

Media

Walden University, LLC. (Producer). (2013). Military culture and values [Video file]. Retrieved from https://class.waldenu.edu

Note:  The approximate length of this media piece is 4 minutes.

Desmond Flanigan provides a brief overview of his experiences serving 27 years in the U.S. Army. He then describes how military training can help develop particular values and impart a particular culture to both military personnel and their families.