scope:

Applicability. This regulation applies to the Active Army, the Army National Guard/Army National Guard of United States, and the U.S. Army Reserve, unless otherwise stated. During mobilization, for deployments and/or when operational requirements dictate, the proponent may modify or direct the responsible Army Command, Army Service Component Command, Direct Reporting Unit, and the Director, Army National Guard.

Purpose

This regulation explains the processes, methodologies, and information technology (IT) systems established by the Secretary of Defense (SECDEF), the Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS), and the Secretary of the Army (SA), pursuant to their responsibilities under Title 10, United States Code (10 USC), for determining and reporting the readiness of military forces to conduct their assigned missions, and it establishes the specific readiness status reporting requirements that are applicable to Army units, organizations, and installations. Department of Defense (DOD) and Joint Staff policy require military units to report their readiness status for their "designed" capabilities and for their "assigned" missions. This regulation provides the authoritative policy guidance to the commanders of Army units regarding each of these fundamental readiness reporting requirements.