Title 10, Armed ForcesRelease 119-110

§10102a Deployment Prioritization and Readiness of Army Components

Title 10 › Subtitle E — Reserve Components › PART I — ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 1003 — RESERVE COMPONENTS GENERALLY › § 10102a

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary of the Army must keep a system that ranks which Army units should deploy first. It must cover units from every part of the Army. The Secretary must also keep a readiness score for each unit that shows if the unit can deploy and what it lacks. The people score must show how much of the unit is filled and deployable, how filled and deployable critical jobs are, and how many people are trained in their main job. The equipment score must list all gear needed to deploy, count only gear the unit actually has, explain substitute items, and show how missing parts or sets affect major equipment.

Full Legal Text

Title 10, §10102a

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(a)Deployment Prioritization.—

The Secretary of the Army shall maintain a system for identifying the priority of deployment for units of all components of the Army.

(b)Deployability Readiness Rating.—

The Secretary of the Army shall maintain a readiness rating system for units of all components of the Army that provides an accurate assessment of the deployability of a unit and those shortfalls of a unit that require the provision of additional resources. The system shall ensure—

(1)that the personnel readiness rating of a unit reflects—

(A)both the percentage of the overall personnel requirement of the unit that is manned and deployable and the fill and deployability rate for critical occupational specialties necessary for the unit to carry out its basic mission requirements; and

(B)the number of personnel in the unit who are qualified in their primary military occupational specialty; and

(2)that the equipment readiness assessment of a unit—

(A)documents all equipment required for deployment;

(B)reflects only that equipment that is directly possessed by the unit;

(C)specifies the effect of substitute items; and

(D)assesses the effect of missing components and sets on the readiness of major equipment items.

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Citation

10 U.S.C. § 10102a

Title 10, Armed Forces

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110