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Vermont National Guard warns of staffing shortfalls, pushes recruitment, facility and outreach plans
Summary
Major Jim Webb told legislators the Vermont National Guard is last among states in assigned (paid) personnel and outlined recruitment incentives, community partnerships and a plan for consolidating armories, while flagging procurement and funding barriers that have stalled construction.
Major Jim Webb, speaking as a senior leader of the Vermont National Guard, told legislators the Guard is failing to meet assigned (paid) personnel strength and is currently ‘‘54 of 54’’ in a national comparison, leaving units unable to fully staff existing armories and to qualify for sustainment funding. He said the Guard’s top priorities are recruiting, retention, external engagement and leader development, and he urged more frequent legislative outreach to help change public perceptions of military service.
Webb outlined several initiatives intended to boost numbers and readiness. He described PRIME, a partnered-recruiting model adapted from the Army program PACE, that connects returning trainees with about a dozen Vermont employers (he named Collins Aerospace and…
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