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124482 1 (1984-06-06)

handle is hein.gao/gaobacvlp0001 and id is 1 raw text is: UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON. D.C. 20548 gATIOt4AL BECURTY AND InTESUSATIONAL AFFAIRS DVISION The Honorable Sam Nunn United States Senate 124482 Dear Senator Nunn: Your April 18, 1984, letter requested us to comment on the Department of Defense's response to a series of questions pro- posed by Senator Tower and supplemented by you. The questions were designed to determine the state of overall war-fighting capability of the military services today, compared to 1980. On May 15, 19&4, you provided us a copy of Defense's response to these questions. Our comments are provided. in enclosure I. We did not verify the information provided by Defense because of the limited time available. Generally, it appears that Defense provided substantial information to the Senate Armed Services Committee for use in evaluating changes which have occurred in the functional areas of force structure, modernization, readiness, and sustain- ability. Defense concludes that the information presented in response to these questions is incontrovertible* evidence that U.S. forces have improved substantially since 1980. Defense's conclusion is primarily based on progress in the force structure and modernization areas and personnel readi- ness. Defense states that the acquisition of new and sophisti- cated equipment, such as tanks, aircraft, and ships have enhanced the services' overall capability in the areas of force structure and modernization. Moreover, Defense believes the attainment of recruiting goals, higher test scores and educa- tional levels of new recruits, and increased reenlistment rates of career personnel have contributed to improved readiness. Based on our analysis, we believe the information provided by Defense points to an imbalance among the four functional areas which comprise military capability. Progress made in the force structure, modernization, and personnel readiness areas is not matched by progress in other readiness areas--namely, equipment condition and equipment/supplies on hand--and in sustainabil ity. Unit Status Report statistics, show that between December 1980 and March 1984, unit readiness decreased in two of the four services when comparing the number of active units reporting C-4 i( 43 .-

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