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Tables of Contents for Taking Stock of the Army's Base Realignment and Closure Selection Process
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Preface
iii
Figures
ix
Tables
xi
Summary
xiii
Acknowledgments
xxi
Abbreviations
xxiii
Introduction
1
4
Background
1
1
The Roles of the Military Departments in the Last Four BRAC Rounds
2
1
Improved Methodology Recommended
3
1
Organization of this Report
3
2
Ten Desirable Properties for a BRAC Selection Process
5
6
Can Be Audited and Reproduced
6
1
Maximizes Objectivity and Internal Consistency
6
1
Uses Separate and Independent Assessment Criteria
6
1
Considers Externalities
6
1
Provides a Complete Option Set
7
1
Considers Both Current and Future Installation Needs, Given a National Security Strategy and Force Structure
7
1
Hedges Against the Most Important Uncertainties in Future Stationing Needs
8
1
Leads to Efficient Use of Assets
8
1
Leads to Reduced Long-Term Costs
8
1
Leads to Improved Operations
9
2
How the Army Has Approached Recent Bracs
11
48
The BRAC Process
11
2
On the Constitution of the Commission
11
1
Requirements of the Secretary of Defense
12
1
Actions Subsequent to Defense Recommendations
12
1
The Army's Role in the Process
13
3
Development of the Army's Process
14
1
DoD Selection Criteria
14
2
The Army Process
16
2
Installation Assessment
18
15
Ranking Maneuver Installations
19
10
Ranking Classes of Installations Other Than Maneuver
29
3
Critical Evaluation of the Installation Assessment Step
32
1
Army Stationing Strategy, Military Value Assessment, and Recommendations
33
22
Maneuver Installations
37
4
Major Training Areas
41
1
Command-and-Control and Administrative Support Installations
42
3
Training Schools
45
2
Professional Schools
47
1
Ammunition Production
48
1
Ammunition Storage
48
1
Commodity Installations
49
1
Ports
50
2
Depots
52
1
Proving Grounds
52
1
Medical Centers
53
2
Industrial Facilities
55
1
Recommendations on Other Categories of Installations
55
1
Summary of the Outcome of BRAC 1995
55
4
A Critical Assessment of the Army's Process
59
16
Summary Assessment
59
1
Auditability and Reproducibility
60
1
Objectivity and Internal Consistency
61
1
Separation and Independence of Criteria
62
1
Consideration of Externalities
62
1
Completeness of Option Set
62
2
Consideration of Current and Future Requirements
64
1
Consideration of Hedges
64
1
Efficient Use of Assets
65
1
Reduce Long-Term Costs
65
6
Improve Operations
71
1
Summary
71
4
A Proposed Process
75
8
Steps in the Proposed Process
76
4
Asset Inventory
76
1
Estimate of Future Requirements
77
1
Develop Alternative Allocations of Requirements to Assets
78
1
Estimate Cost of Alternatives
79
1
Apply Constraints
80
1
Assessing the Proposed Process
80
3
Bibliography
83
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