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GAO-01-979R 1 (2001-07-26)

handle is hein.gao/gaocrptansp0001 and id is 1 raw text is: SGAO Accountability * Integrity * Reliability United States General Accounting Office Washington, DC 20548 July 26, 2001 The Honorable Robert Stump Chairman, Committee on Armed Services House of Representatives The Honorable John M. McHugh Chairman, Subcommittee on Military Personnel Committee on Armed Services House of Representatives Subject: Military Readiness: Preliminary Observations on the Army's Manning Initiative In the recent past, Congress, the Department of Defense, and we have expressed concerns about the readiness of U.S. forces to perform combat missions. To ensure Army units' readiness to fulfill their missions, the Army Chief of Staff created an initiative in October 1999 to staff all active units at 100 percent with personnel at authorized grades and skills over fiscal years 2000-2003. In October 2000 you requested that we examine a number of issues associated with the readiness of Army divisions, including the manning initiative. After interim briefings with your staff, you requested that we provide our initial observations on (1) the extent to which the Army has achieved the manning initiative goals to date for enlisted personnel, (2) the impact the initiative has had on Army units, and (3) the effect of management decisions on the Army's ability to achieve the initiative's goals. We will issue a report later this year on the other readiness-related issues that you requested we review. RESULTS IN BRIEF As of May 2001, the Army had achieved its manning initiative goals for enlisted personnel to varying degrees, as shown in table 1. GAO-01-979R Military Readiness Page 1

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