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Combat readiness is a condition of the 
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.Jordan, pp. 2–3
*Jordan, Thomas M., Col. (US Army), Improving Combat Readiness: Developing and Implementing Effective Training, ''Infantry Magazine'', Sept-Dec 200
*Kruys, G.P.H., ''Combat readiness with specific reference to armies'', (Chapter Five), Institute for Strategic Studies, University of Pretoria, Institute for Strategic Studies 200
Combat readiness is a condition of the armed forces
A military, also known collectively as armed forces, is a heavily armed, highly organized force primarily intended for warfare. Militaries are typically authorized and maintained by a sovereign state, with their members identifiable by a ...
and their constituent units and formations, warship
A warship or combatant ship is a naval ship that is used for naval warfare. Usually they belong to the navy branch of the armed forces of a nation, though they have also been operated by individuals, cooperatives and corporations. As well as b ...
s, aircraft
An aircraft ( aircraft) is a vehicle that is able to flight, fly by gaining support from the Atmosphere of Earth, air. It counters the force of gravity by using either Buoyancy, static lift or the Lift (force), dynamic lift of an airfoil, or, i ...
, weapon systems or other military technology and equipment to perform during combat
Combat (French language, French for ''fight'') is a purposeful violent Conflict (process), conflict between multiple combatants with the intent to harm the opposition. Combat may be armed (using weapons) or unarmed (Hand-to-hand combat, not usin ...
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.
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.Jordan, pp. 2–3
See also
*Alert crew In the armed forces, most often in military aviation and in land-based missile forces, an alert crew is a group of members of units and formations that maintains a group level of combat readiness. Although it sometimes encompasses the entire unit, ...
*Alert state
An alert state or state of alert is an indication of the state of readiness of the armed forces for military action or a state against natural disasters, terrorism or military attack. The term frequently used is "on high alert". Examples scales ...
*COGCON
COGCON ("continuity of government readiness condition") is a United States government readiness level, roughly analogous to the DEFCON alert state system, tracking the readiness of the government in the event of an emergency.
For example, the Rave ...
*DEFCON
The defense readiness condition (DEFCON) is an alert state used by the United States Armed Forces. For security reasons, the U.S. military does not announce a DEFCON level to the public.
The DEFCON system was developed by the Joint Chiefs of Sta ...
*Mobilization
Mobilization (alternatively spelled as mobilisation) is the act of assembling and readying military troops and supplies for war. The word ''mobilization'' was first used in a military context in the 1850s to describe the preparation of the ...
*Scrambling (military)
In military aviation, scrambling is the act of quickly mobilising military aircraft. Scrambling can be in reaction to an immediate threat, usually to intercept hostile aircraft.
Battle of Britain
The term was used during the Battle of Britai ...
*List of established military terms
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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 198*Jordan, Thomas M., Col. (US Army), Improving Combat Readiness: Developing and Implementing Effective Training, ''Infantry Magazine'', Sept-Dec 200
*Kruys, G.P.H., ''Combat readiness with specific reference to armies'', (Chapter Five), Institute for Strategic Studies, University of Pretoria, Institute for Strategic Studies 200
Further reading
*Pry, Peter Vincent, ''War Scare: Russia and America on the Nuclear Brink'', Greenwood Publishing Group, 1999 *Betts, Richard K., ''Military Readiness: Concepts, Choices, Consequences'', Brookings Institution Press, 1995 {{Authority control Military organization Military science Alert measurement systems de:Gefechtsbereitschaft