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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
- How was Fort Gordon affected by the 2005 Base Realignment and
Closure Round (BRAC)?
- Fort Gordon was not affected by the 2005 BRAC.
- Will there be another BRAC?
- Unlike previous BRAC Rounds, there was no language in the final BRAC
Commission report mandating another BRAC. There is a strong belief among
senior military and political leaders, however, that Defense budgets,
technology advancements, and training requirements will require another
look achieving additional savings and efficiencies through mission
consolidation and further reduction of infrastructure costs. The
closures and realignments resulting from the 2005 BRAC recommendations
must be completed by 2011. Current projections are for another BRAC in
the 2012-2015 timeframe, with data collection beginning in 2011.
- How much money was raised by the CSRA Alliance and what happened
to it?
- The Alliance raised about $1.4M through government, business and
private donations. Of that, about $600,000 remains in the Alliance
accounts. Eighty percent of the monies spent, or about $600,000, was
spent on consultant services not only to maintain full-time professional
Alliance partners in Washington D.C., but to complete studies on
economic impact, quality of life, economic diversification, and area
strengths and weaknesses.
- How will the CSRA Alliance pay for its continued operation?
- The CSRA Alliance has a projected annual budget of $125,000 to fund
one paid employee, marketing, travel, postage, and office
administration. The Alliance has no consultants on retainer but has
access to consultants as required for study updates or other specific
requirements. The $125,000 will be raised as follows - $51,000 from
local government, $25,000 from the CSRA account, and the balance from
corporate donations.
- Doesn’t the new intelligence facility guarantee Ft Gordon will
never close?
- Adding what will likely be a $500M+ facility to Ft Gordon certainly
makes it unlikely Ft Gordon would ever completely close. It will not,
however, prevent other missions from being moved to create efficiencies
and savings. Consider the following:
- Because of the realignment of Army communications assets, Fort Gordon
is already projected to lose one signal battalion (about 475 soldiers)
in 2008 when it relocates to Ft Hood, TX. Further mission realignments
could result in additional losses (or gains). - Ft Gordon is one of the
smaller Army installations, limiting the types of missions which could
be added. Ft Benning is 3 times the size; Ft Stewart is 5 times the
size.
- After the 2005 BRAC closures and realignments are complete, Ft Gordon
will be one of only 3 remaining training installations that house a
single training school (Signal). All of the other schools except
aviation (Ft Rucker) and military intelligence (Ft Huachuca) have been
combined/consolidated into multi-discipline training centers. For
example, the Armor school is moving from Ft Knox to be consolidated at
Ft Benning. The Air Defense School is moving from Ft Bliss to be
combined with the Artillery School at Ft Sill.
- What is the CSRA Alliance’s role today?
- Serving as the central clearing house for initiatives involving Ft
Gordon. - Pursuing quality of life improvements for servicemembers and
their families to include spousal employment, education, housing, and
recreation. - Advocating the needs of Fort Gordon with local, state and
federal governments. - Maintaining awareness in the community of the
value-added of being a military community.
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