AGENCY RESERVE TRAINING MATTERS

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CIA-RDP63-00309A000200020008-5
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RIPPUB
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S
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3
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December 12, 2016
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March 24, 2000
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8
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Publication Date: 
September 27, 1960
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MEMO
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STANDARD FORM No. 64 Approvedr Release T1l/T0 : CIA-RDP63-000#9A000200020008-5 Office Memorandum ? UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT Director of Training DATE: 27 September 1960 FROM : Chief, Plans and Policy Staff suBJECT: Agency Reserve Training Matters 1. New Requirements for Military Education for Reserve Officers. In the Agency Reserve training meetings held on Tuesday, 20 September 1960, the Agency's military reserve officers were forewarned of new Army Reserve training policies affecting the promotion and retention of reserve officers. For example, Military Intelligence reserve officers will be expected to maintain the same level of professional know-how as their active duty counterparts. This is supposed to be accomplished through education and training. And this presents special problems to Agency reservists: a. While the present Agency Re serve training program, with its three-year cycle, is acceptable to the Armed Forces for purposes of amassing retirement points for training duty (one point for each two-hour meeting and one additional point for each two-hour stint as an instructor) , it is not acceptable for purposes of satisfying military education requirements. The latter must, therefore, be accomplished through (1) correspondence courses, (2) the 12-15 days' annual active training duty, preferably now at a school, and (3) attendance at local USAR schools at Fort Myer, Virginia. (The latter, for the most part, are reported to be pretty poor.) The reserve officer would probably do better as a military reservist if he joined a non Agency reserve unit and accomplished strictly military training. b. This, however, is difficult, and besides, CIA wants its military reserve officers to belong to the "Agency units" and to participate in the Agency Reserve training program which is geared to the Agency's mobilization and war plans. c. Last, the opportunities for really pertinent reserve training, other than for tedious and time-consuming cor- respondence courses, are limited, and the word does not get `round. It is understood that MMPD, despite its sin- cere efforts, is not always made aware of training opportunities. Approved For Release 2001/1 13 :CIA-RDP63-00309A000200020008-5 sr--r rL 25X1A Approved-Gtr Release 2 S 2. A further complication is the training at The latter, if possible in FY 1961, will meet Agency Reserve training needs, and serve to give training "points" to reservists but not training credit as military education. In addition, MMPD notes that theme staff has recommended to DD/P that Agency reserve officers take the Contingency Force refresher course (three weeks for two weeks` military credit as well as Agency civilian training credit) . The Contingency Force training can hardly be given military credit, under the existing "rules." On the other hand, some military training is very pertinent to Agency needs and it ought to be reflected in the individual employee's Agency Training Record. R/TR has sug- gested that this be done. 3. It is, therefore, recommended that a. The OTR Bulletin regularly publish announcements of military training opportunities open to Agency reservists. (Information for such announcements would be provided by MMPD, and the latter would continue to handle enrollments and other administrative details.) b. OTR, in the course of its usual liaison with Army schools, etc., give appropriate assistance to MMPD in unearthing additional training opportunities. c. Military training, accomplished in regular schools or courses, be entered in the Agency Training Record. cc: R/TR C/OS/TR Approved For Release 2001/1 kk iI JJ1-RDP63-00309A000200020008-5 : CIA-RDP63-09A000200020008-5 Appr vedfo Release 2001/10/30 A- - SENDER WILL CHECK CLASS IF 'FION TOP AND BOTTOM UNCLASSIFIED CONFIDENTIAL Ix SECRET CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY OFFICIAL ROUTING SLIP TO NAME AND ADDRESS INITIA DATE DDTR SEP t 2 DTR 3 4 5 6 ACTION DIRECT REPLY PREPARE REPLY X APPROVAL DISPATCH RECOMMENDATION COMMENT FILE RETURN CONCURRENCE X INFORMATION SIGNATURE Remarks : i f r w L f w ~[` cJ/ J f s r i aft- / ~~' FOLD HERE TO RETURN TO SENDER FROM: NAME, ADDRESS AND PHONE NO. DATE C/PPS 127 Sep 60 UNCLASSIFIED CONFIDENTIAL X SECRET ApproemecIFFo elel e2G fIiI4O/30 : CIA-RDP63-00309A000200020~418-5 I APR 55 WI11C IR8y C u3Cd. U. S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1955-0 34V531