In spite of the "total force" policy, Army reserve forces are fraught with ironies, contradictions, and paradoxes and continue to be at odds with the regular Army. And yet, reserve forces perform a variety of essential military roles both nationally and locally, the most important of which is serving as the popular face of the Army. It seems clear that the reserves will play a more significant role in the post-cold war era. Over the next decade military reformers will force the Army to rely more heavily on reservists in a newly redesigned total force. Thus the question is not whether changes in the Army's reliance on reserve forces will be imposed by outsiders, but whether these changes will occur with or without the Army's active support. In the 1990s the Congress is also likely to increase the relative status of Army reserve components. Indeed, reserve forces may become the great pork barrel in American politics during the 1990s.

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A presidential administration transition is a crucial time for establishing an effective governance style and reflects the president’s own personality. Presidents are concerned with building a coherent, cohesive team as they move from their electoral victory to implementing their vision for the country through legislative successes. A successful president displays an entrepreneurial mind-set as he proceeds throughout his 1st year to achieve early legislative victories, which establish the president as an effective president. This entrepreneurial approach requires cold-blooded politics and eschews inordinate concern for individuals, issues, and policies, and, this entrepreneurial approach is predicated on nimble governance and shrewd implementation. Nimble governance is choosing among alternative priorities, avoiding blunders, and maneuvering in the face of opposition. Shrewd implementation results in a few, carefully selected initiatives that are announced early, lobbied energetically, enacted swiftly, and executed boldly. These criteria are applied to the inaugural year of the Clinton presidency.