Military Readiness: Data and Trends for January 1990 to March 1995

NSIAD-96-111BR Published: Mar 04, 1996. Publicly Released: Mar 12, 1996.

Highlights

Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO examined the military readiness data in the Department of Defense's (DOD) Status of Resources and Training System (SORTS), focusing on the: (1) overall readiness of all military units from January 1, 1990 to March 31, 1995; (2) readiness trends and problems of selected units from each service; and (3) changes in reported readiness of the selected units.

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National Defense

Combat readinessDefense capabilitiesContingency operationsDefense contingency planningMilitary forcesMilitary materielMilitary operationsMilitary personnelMilitary trainingStrategic planning