Emergence of Readiness: The Efforts That Generate and Consume Ready Forces
Abstract
The debate on readiness continues apace as the United States seeks to prepare for the myriad of operations that includes conflict with a great power competitor. Scholars continue to debate the meaning of readiness by assuming a tactical or strategic perspective. These debates usually pit individuals that view readiness efforts as the tactical efforts of manning, equipping, and training military units against those that believe readiness includes strategic elements such as end strength. This monograph seeks to describe readiness as both a system and an emergent property that creates a force that can meet the demands of assigned missions in line with the US Department of Defense's definition of readiness. In addition to the manning, equipping, and training referred to as tactical readiness lines of effort this monograph introduces strategic readiness lines of effort that contribute to the readiness system and the emergent property of a ready force. The strategic readiness lines of effort combine with the traditional tactical readiness lines of efforts to generate forces capable of meeting assigned missions. This places readiness generation largely at the strategic and tactical levels of war. As a result, readiness consumers reside at the operational level where campaigns and major operations are conducted in pursuit of national security interests. A system and emergent property perspective coupled with a framework that depicts readiness generation and consumption can contribute to the development of emerging doctrinal concepts, assisting partner nations in building readiness, and assessing adversarial readiness.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 23, 2019
- Accession Number
- AD1137130
Entities
People
- Philip B. Neri
Organizations
- United States Army Command and General Staff College