22:
126:
191:
343:
374:, as well as mission readiness. Congress has expressed concern that the Navy, with a traditionally sea-centric role, may be spreading itself too thin (some units have up to 40% of personnel on IA duty) and in the process may lose some of its core competency in traditional seagoing warfare. Members within the Navy have expressed concern about the increased focus of IA assignments, especially as to how they relate to
290:
125:
147:
assignments mirroring manning requirements. The Army produces a document consisting of job requirements with the required skill sets as well as starting and ending dates. The job descriptions are converted to Navy equivalents and the personnel activities of these branches task local commanders with
112:, individual augmentee assignments increased dramatically. Initially, most of these assignments included Navy or Air Force personnel assigned to Army units to fill specialized roles that the Army had either trouble filling or had limited expertise in. Some of these personnel were already
190:
354:
While the individual augmentee program has been in existence long before the
September 11, 2001 attacks, the current use of the program has drawn controversy. One reason is that the program is being used to fill Army vacancies for the sole reason of making up for lower Army
342:
116:
trained by virtue of their existing skills, while others went into combat zones in
Afghanistan and Iraq with little or no combat training. As a result, a formal program soon developed that ensured a minimum level of training for all members deploying to combat zones.
385:
Although
Congress and the Department of Defense have increased the Army's troop strength authorization by 7,000, the Army and Navy have both admitted that it may take as much as five years before individual augmentee requirements draw down to pre-Iraq War levels.
209:
but in the experience of years on the job. Instead, the program is designed to teach individuals assigned to Army units the basic skills required to stay alive should the worst scenario occur. In keeping with this, topics covered in the training include basic
21:
92:
All branches of the military have existing regulations concerning assignment of personnel outside of their normal organization or branch of service. Examples include members of the Navy who are temporarily assigned to
249:
exposure in a war zone is inevitable, most joint commands in Iraq and
Afghanistan have specific controls in place to limit the exposure of personnel who are not trained for such high risk operations.
148:
assigning the required personnel. Volunteers are used first, and local commands issue orders for the remaining jobs based on local instructions. For the Navy, excess shore billets are tapped first.
252:
Even with the additional training and limited combat exposure of most individual augmentees, deaths have occurred. While the Navy has sustained 73 casualties in the combined efforts of
604:
53:
716:
81:
60:
is required. As a result, individual augmentees can include members from an entirely different branch of service. The system was used extensively in the
711:
382:, with some members interpreting new Navy instructions on the subject to mean that individual augmentees are to receive preferential treatment.
307:
194:
Sailors preparing to enter a simulated building while participating in the Navy's individual augmentee combat training course at Fort
Jackson
140:
132:, Chief of Naval Operations speaking about individual augmentee assignments and answering questions during an all-hands call aboard USS
164:
152:
636:
579:
329:
167:
facility, and the individual augmentee training program is modeled closely after the refresher training conducted for drilling
57:
614:
434:
311:
667:
538:
517:
156:
56:). Individual augmentees can be used to fill shortages or can be used when an individual with specialized knowledge or
265:
231:
159:, became the central training facility for Navy personnel assigned as individual augmentees. The center, operated by
691:
513:
187:. The McCrady facility is capable of processing up to 600 students at once with an annual budget of $ 16.7 million.
257:
105:
155:
has responsibility of the individual augmentee training program. In
January 2006 the McCrady Training Center at
49:
261:
176:
542:
300:
253:
172:
45:
363:
242:
568:
160:
408:"Cotton: IA duty won't decrease soon - Navy News, opinions, editorials, news from Iraq, photos, reports"
206:
184:
171:. Prior to using this centralized facility personnel were trained in several other locations including
640:
609:
356:
477:
600:
509:
450:
65:
688:
By Mass
Communication Specialist 2nd Class Alexis R. Brown, Navy Region Southwest Public Affairs
481:
403:
269:
201:
at McCrady includes basic combat skills. The three-week course is not designed to build Army
180:
685:
375:
273:
109:
64:, though with some criticism. By early 2007, there were an average of approximately 12,000
25:
Naval sailors during the Navy's individual augmentee combat training course at Fort
Jackson
446:
245:
roles, and only a small percentage of individual augmentees have seen combat. While some
407:
238:
101:
duty. Upon completion of their duties, these members are returned to their home units.
705:
223:
129:
34:
347:
214:(Navy personnel must qualify on the same course of fire as Army personnel), combat
211:
144:
573:"Navy Role in Global War on Terrorism (GWOT) — Background and Issues for Congress"
234:
operations since these subjects are crucial to survival in
Afghanistan and Iraq.
572:
289:
73:
546:
514:"Stars and Stripes: Sailors learn Army basics to prep for downrange deployment"
671:
485:
411:
367:
219:
198:
260:, many of these individuals were Naval Combatants or Direct Support Enablers
205:
since even for Army personnel a significant amount of training occurs not in
371:
215:
168:
98:
41:
226:
and an introduction to Army culture. Perhaps most important is training in
202:
61:
37:
314: in this section. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
668:"Homefront in Focus Individual Augmentee Duty; It Could Happen to You"
379:
227:
113:
696:
350:
meeting with sailors returning from individual augmentee assignments
341:
189:
124:
20:
246:
237:
The vast majority of Navy individual augmentees are assigned to
94:
77:
69:
283:
686:
SURFOR Sailor Talks About
Serving as Individual Augmentee
637:"Individual Augmentee Assignment (Too much recognition?)"
504:
502:
139:
The current individual augmentee system approved by the
276:
whose roles were not typical of most Navy personnel.
472:
470:
468:
68:personnel filling Army jobs in the United States,
697:The Augmentee Blog - Best Gouge for Deploying IAs
430:
428:
346:Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON)
8:
605:"Navy responds to questions about new force"
539:"Casualties: U. S. Navy and Marine Corps"
330:Learn how and when to remove this message
482:"More weapons, convoy training for IAs"
395:
143:works on a combination of ordered and
121:Current assignment and training model
7:
312:adding citations to reliable sources
545:. November 19, 2007. Archived from
366:about the program due to issues of
141:United States Department of Defense
717:United States military specialisms
165:South Carolina Army National Guard
153:United States Fleet Forces Command
14:
580:Federation of American Scientists
362:There has also been criticism in
288:
108:, and especially after the U.S.
712:United States military policies
299:needs additional citations for
16:US Military structural strategy
1:
157:Fort Jackson, South Carolina
40:member attached to a unit (
733:
258:Operation Enduring Freedom
106:September 11, 2001 attacks
50:temporary duty assignment
177:Camp Shelby, Mississippi
376:promotions, advancement
254:Operation Iraqi Freedom
543:Navy Historical Center
351:
243:combat service support
195:
173:Fort Lewis, Washington
136:
26:
345:
207:Basic Combat Training
193:
185:Fort Benning, Georgia
130:Admiral Gary Roughead
128:
24:
666:Beth Wiruth (2007).
406:(February 5, 2007).
308:improve this article
151:As of June 5, 2008,
31:individual augmentee
692:Task Force Marshall
161:Task Force Marshall
451:United States Navy
352:
196:
137:
27:
641:Direct Line (USN)
603:(June 29, 2006).
518:Stars and Stripes
512:(April 3, 2006).
447:"NAVADMIN 160/08"
340:
339:
332:
270:Hospital Corpsmen
181:Fort Bliss, Texas
84:at any one time.
724:
682:
680:
678:
653:
652:
650:
648:
633:
627:
626:
624:
622:
617:on June 29, 2008
613:. Archived from
597:
591:
590:
588:
586:
577:
565:
559:
558:
556:
554:
535:
529:
528:
526:
524:
506:
497:
496:
494:
492:
480:(May 11, 2007).
474:
463:
462:
460:
458:
443:
437:
432:
423:
422:
420:
418:
400:
335:
328:
324:
321:
315:
292:
284:
224:urban operations
110:invasion of Iraq
732:
731:
727:
726:
725:
723:
722:
721:
702:
701:
676:
674:
665:
662:
657:
656:
646:
644:
635:
634:
630:
620:
618:
599:
598:
594:
584:
582:
575:
569:Ronald O'Rourke
567:
566:
562:
552:
550:
549:on June 5, 2007
537:
536:
532:
522:
520:
508:
507:
500:
490:
488:
476:
475:
466:
456:
454:
445:
444:
440:
433:
426:
416:
414:
402:
401:
397:
392:
336:
325:
319:
316:
305:
293:
282:
123:
90:
17:
12:
11:
5:
730:
728:
720:
719:
714:
704:
703:
700:
699:
694:
689:
683:
661:
660:External links
658:
655:
654:
628:
592:
560:
530:
498:
464:
453:. June 5, 2008
438:
424:
394:
393:
391:
388:
338:
337:
296:
294:
287:
281:
278:
239:combat support
122:
119:
89:
88:Historical use
86:
82:Horn of Africa
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
729:
718:
715:
713:
710:
709:
707:
698:
695:
693:
690:
687:
684:
673:
669:
664:
663:
659:
643:. May 5, 2007
642:
638:
632:
629:
616:
612:
611:
606:
602:
596:
593:
581:
574:
570:
564:
561:
548:
544:
540:
534:
531:
519:
515:
511:
505:
503:
499:
487:
483:
479:
478:Andrew Scutro
473:
471:
469:
465:
452:
448:
442:
439:
436:
431:
429:
425:
413:
409:
405:
399:
396:
389:
387:
383:
381:
377:
373:
369:
365:
360:
358:
349:
344:
334:
331:
323:
313:
309:
303:
302:
297:This section
295:
291:
286:
285:
279:
277:
275:
271:
267:
263:
259:
255:
250:
248:
244:
240:
235:
233:
229:
225:
221:
217:
213:
208:
204:
200:
192:
188:
186:
182:
178:
174:
170:
166:
162:
158:
154:
149:
146:
142:
135:
131:
127:
120:
118:
115:
111:
107:
102:
100:
96:
87:
85:
83:
79:
75:
71:
67:
63:
59:
55:
51:
47:
43:
39:
36:
35:United States
32:
23:
19:
677:February 10,
675:. Retrieved
647:February 17,
645:. Retrieved
631:
621:February 17,
619:. Retrieved
615:the original
608:
601:Roxana Tiron
595:
585:February 17,
583:. Retrieved
563:
553:February 10,
551:. Retrieved
547:the original
533:
523:February 10,
521:. Retrieved
510:Sandra Jontz
491:February 17,
489:. Retrieved
455:. Retrieved
441:
435:Navy compass
417:February 17,
415:. Retrieved
398:
384:
361:
353:
326:
320:January 2012
317:
306:Please help
301:verification
298:
251:
236:
230:and counter-
212:marksmanship
197:
163:, is also a
150:
138:
133:
103:
91:
30:
28:
18:
457:November 7,
280:Controversy
203:infantrymen
74:Afghanistan
706:Categories
672:Kitsap Sun
486:Navy Times
412:Navy Times
404:Chris Amos
390:References
357:recruiting
220:navigation
199:Curriculum
169:reservists
104:After the
58:skill sets
372:financing
368:oversight
359:numbers.
348:Rick West
216:first aid
145:volunteer
99:astronaut
42:battalion
610:The Hill
571:(2007).
364:Congress
80:and the
62:Iraq War
38:military
218:, land
54:TAD/TDY
48:) as a
46:company
380:awards
274:Seabee
228:convoy
183:, and
134:Milius
114:combat
576:(PDF)
272:, or
33:is a
679:2008
649:2008
623:2008
587:2008
555:2008
525:2008
493:2008
459:2008
419:2008
378:and
370:and
262:SEAL
256:and
247:risk
97:for
95:NASA
78:Cuba
70:Iraq
66:Navy
310:by
266:EOD
241:or
232:IED
44:or
29:An
708::
670:.
639:.
607:.
578:.
541:.
516:.
501:^
484:.
467:^
449:.
427:^
410:.
268:,
264:,
222:,
179:,
175:,
76:,
72:,
681:.
651:.
625:.
589:.
557:.
527:.
495:.
461:.
421:.
333:)
327:(
322:)
318:(
304:.
52:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
