Shrinking Army Aims to Keep Guard, Reserve Combat-Ready
Before citizen-soldiers of the 48th Infantry Brigade deployed to fight in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Georgia National Guard troops spent months training away from their families and day jobs as they prepared for war. Now, a shrinking Army wants them to get ready for combat sooner.
The brigade’s 4,200 soldiers are the first of 13 National Guard and Army Reserve units nationwide chosen to test a new role that pairs them with commanders on active duty who will oversee their training.
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