National Guard Chief Predicts Changes In Training

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As some Army National Guard soldiers begin training under a new system that increases the number of days on the range, the chief of the National Guard Bureau predicts "some changes" if the greater demands are not sustainable over the next few years.

In remarks at a March 12 forum hosted by the Association of the U.S. Army's Institute of Land Warfare, Air Force Gen. Joseph L. Lengyel said the Sustainable Readiness Model put in place in fiscal 2017 as a means of reaching a higher level of readiness across all components makes higher training demands on reserve forces. It may not be sustainable for individual soldiers whose "civilian lives won't be able to tolerate it," he said. "I predict there will be some changes."

"Those heavy brigades are going to do 39 days one year, 48 days next year, 60 days in that third year and to sustain that readiness they're going to do 51 days the following year," Lengyel said. "That's a lot of training days. A lot of days." Continue reading

2015 Summer Events of Note

At the beginning of the year, we highlighted a number of key events happening in the federal market. We're back again to provide a look at some of the events happening this summer we think provide great educational elements as well as access to key thought leaders and decision makers. Before you begin to check out for vacation, review this short list of events happening this summer from GovEvents.[Tweet "2015 Summer Events of Note from @GovEventsGroup #GovEventsBlog"]

  • GEOINT 2015 Symposium (June 22-25)-The United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (USGIF), a non-profit non-lobbying educational organization, hosts and produces this annual event. It is the nation's largest gathering of intelligence professionals and the preeminent intelligence event of the year. Held in Washington, DC, this year's theme is "Opening the Aperture. Charting New Paths." The show will feature keynotes from high-ranking government officials as well as interactive panels with intelligence experts from the public and private sectors.

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