I think we need to face the likely issue that this is one problem that can arise by depending so heavily on a reserve force.No slight intended on the many people who have been called up and are serving well, but it stands to reason that at least some percentage of the people in the reserves have done so with the belief that they would likely not be called up and could get on about their daily lives. Not every soldier is gung ho, some are less dedicated to the ideals of this country than they are to the promise of a steady job and money for college. Now this segment of reservists find themselves back as full time soldiers half a world away when they would just prefer to be back at home mowing the lawn, watching football and playing with their kids, and they feel resentful that they've been called back to full duty. The lack of discipline and motivation among this segment of the reserve units is probably doing much of the damage to the image of the US Armed Forces that we have seen in Iraq.
We need to increase the size of our standing army. I've recently read that there is just little will in Washington toward the expenditures neccessary to do this, both for pay, and for training, and for the incentives neccessary to grow our all-volunteer force (NO DRAFT). With what America is facing in the coming years, I think it has to be done.