Combat readiness explained
Combat readiness is a condition of the armed forces and their constituent units and formations, warships, aircraft, weapon systems or other military technology and equipment to perform during combat military operations,[1] or functions consistent with the purpose for which they are organized or designed, or the managing of resources and personnel training in preparation for combat.[2]
Different armed forces maintain different levels of readiness for the troops to engage in combat, varying from minutes to months; economic considerations are a major factor in explaining the variation.[3]
See also
Citations
- Andrews, Robert P. & Shambo, James F., (thesis), A system dynamics analysis of the factors affecting combat readiness, Faculty of the School of Systems and Logistics of the Air Force Institute of Technology, Air Uhiversity, June 1980 https://web.archive.org/web/20120225064750if_/http://stinet.dtic.mil/cgi-bin/GetTRDoc?AD=ADA089364&Location=U2&doc=GetTRDoc.pdf
- Jordan, Thomas M., Col. (US Army), Improving Combat Readiness: Developing and Implementing Effective Training, Infantry Magazine, Sept-Dec 2000 https://web.archive.org/web/20101109072851/http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0IAV/is_3_90/ai_82009553/
- Kruys, G.P.H., Combat readiness with specific reference to armies, (Chapter Five), Institute for Strategic Studies, University of Pretoria, Institute for Strategic Studies 2001 http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-2078594_ITM
Further reading
- Pry, Peter Vincent, War Scare: Russia and America on the Nuclear Brink, Greenwood Publishing Group, 1999
- Betts, Richard K., Military Readiness: Concepts, Choices, Consequences, Brookings Institution Press, 1995
Notes and References
- https://web.archive.org/web/20101109072851/http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0IAV/is_3_90/ai_82009553/ Kruys
- Andrews & Shambo, p. 2
- Jordan, pp. 2–3
