For the past 14 years, Army forces have trained for and executed combat deployments to engage in counterinsurgency (COIN) operations and support partner nations' forces. They have done this with great success but are using a readiness model that is far different from what the Army needs in today's operational environment. The Army Force Generation (AR-FORGEN) model was the right approach for the previous operational environment and readiness demands. Units focused on manning, equipping, and training to build readiness for a known mission and a relatively short deployment and expected to consume that readiness during the deployment. Units returning from a deployment went over the "readiness cliff" by design. They lost trained leaders and Soldiers to permanent change of station moves and professional development opportunities.
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