Combat readiness
Condition of armed forces
title: "Combat readiness" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["military-organization", "military-science", "alert-measurement-systems"] description: "Condition of armed forces" topic_path: "history/military" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Combat_readiness" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::summary Condition of armed forces ::
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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, 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.
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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.
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 University, June 1980 https://web.archive.org/web/20120225064750if_/http://stinet.dtic.mil/cgi-bin/GetTRDoc?AD=ADA089364&Location=U2&doc=GetTRDoc.pdf
- Jordan, Thomas M., Col. (US Army), Improving Combat Readiness: Developing and Implementing Effective Training, Infantry Magazine, Sept-Dec 2000 https://web.archive.org/web/20101109072851/http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0IAV/is_3_90/ai_82009553/
- 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 http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-2078594_ITM
References
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20101109072851/http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0IAV/is_3_90/ai_82009553/ Kruys], Archived from the [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0IAV/is_3_90/ai_82009553?tag=content;col1 original] on November 9, 2010, on the [[Wayback Machine]].
- Andrews & Shambo, p. 2
- Jordan, pp. 2–3
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