Naval Reserves: The Frigate Trainer Program Should Be Canceled

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Report Type	Reports and Testimonies
Report Date	April 28, 1992
Report No.	NSIAD-92-114
Subject	Armed forces reserve training Combat readiness Defense contingency planning International relations Military cost control Military vessels National defense operations Naval reservists Naval training Europe Innovative Naval Reserve Concept Knox Class Frigate Soviet Union

Summary:

To reduce the size of the fleet and to meet planned budget cuts, the Navy proposed in March 1990 the decommissioning of all 46 Knox class frigates, which are used to protect merchant ship convoys from submarines. Later that year, however, a Navy task force proposed the "Innovative Naval Reserve Concept," under which eight of the Knox class frigates would be used to train "nucleus crews" to run another 32 frigates that would be decommissioned but maintained at a slightly higher state of readiness; the remaining six frigates would be offered for sale or lease to foreign governments. When the reserve concept was proposed, it was viewed as a hedge against the possibility of a future global war. Given more recent world events, Defense officials acknowledge that no significant foreign powers or alliances now threaten the United States or its interests. GAO concludes that the Knox class frigate program should be canceled, saving an estimated $1.4 billion during a 10-year period.

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