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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]
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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
- Alert crew
- Alert state
- COGCON
- DEFCON
- Mobilization
- Scrambling (military)
- List of established military terms
References
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 [1]
- Jordan, Thomas M., Col. (US Army), Improving Combat Readiness: Developing and Implementing Effective Training, Infantry Magazine, Sept-Dec 2000 [2]
- 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 [3]