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* The Secretary of Defense's BRAC 2005 recommendations demonstrate that Reserve
Component facilities are valuable installations to the Army and DoD.
* The Department of the Army has more than 4000 Reserve Component facilities across
the United States. Because of the sheer numbers of these facilities, the process the Army
had developed for arriving at a quantitative military value score for its 97 major
installations (including leases) was not practical for its Reserve Component facilities.
Additionally, if measured by the active process, which valued training lands and ranges
among other things, the Reserve Component facilities would not have compared well
against the active installations. For these reasons, it was the military judgment of the
Department of the Army that it needed to craft a unique approach for ascertaining the
overall military value of Reserve Component facilities.
* A team of functional experts from Headquarters, Department of the Army, the Office of
the Adjutant General, and the Army Reserve Regional Readiness Command conducted a
military value assessment of state-owned and Army Reserve sub-threshold facilities.
These facilities were assessed, specifically against DoD Criteria one through four, in their
ability to support joint stationing options that enhance Army and DoD transformation.
* The Department of the Army decided to consolidate multiple Army Reserve Centers and,
where allowed, Army National Guard Armories into modern Armed Forces Reserve
Centers because of their potential to enhance Reserve Component operations, training,
mobilization and power projection capabilities, and their ability to sustain recruiting and
retention.
* The sites for the new AFRCs are also based on their ability to consolidate functions
wherever appropriate, to include schools, personnel, logistics, and other management
functions.
* New AFRC sites were also selected based on their ability to relocate Reserve Component
units and activities from leased and encroached properties that do not meet anti-terrorism
and force-protection requirements onto established military facilities, and their ability to
ensure the future readiness of Army forces while reducing the long-term costs of
sustaining the base structure.
* It is a part of the plan to transform our Armed Services.
* We expect the demands on the community and the benefits to the community from the
closure of these Reserve Component properties and the construction of a new Armed
Forces Reserve Center will be minimal.
Approving BRAC Recommendations - Statutory Steps:
08 Sept 05 BRAC Commission recommendations due to President
23 Sept 05 President approves/disapproves Commission recommendations
20 Oct 05 Commission resubmits recommendations (if initially rejected by President)
07 Nov 05 President submits final recommendations to Congress. Once submitted, the plan
becomes final within 45 legislative days, unless Congress passes a joint resolution
to block the entire package.
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United States. Department of Defense. Army Installations and State Action Papers - Puerto Rico, text, September 22, 2005; (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc22323/m1/4/: accessed April 19, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.