§10102a Deployment prioritization and readiness of Army components

Summary

The Secretary of the Army must keep a system that sets which Army units get deployed first and a separate system that rates how ready each unit is to deploy. The readiness system must show how deployable a unit is and what shortages need extra resources. The personnel rating must show how much of the unit’s required people are filled and deployable, including critical jobs, and how many are trained in their main job. The equipment rating must list all gear needed to deploy, count only gear the unit actually has, explain how substitute items affect readiness, and show how missing parts hurt major equipment.