F100 Force Management Exam With Complete Solutions

Why are there Milestone Decisions in material development and what happens after each of them? {Ans: Milestone A: The technology is viable and it will fill the gap within reasonable costs. Moves to Technology Maturation & Risk Reduction Milestone B: Companies can make it, it can be sustained, we have a plan for testing and we know how many prototypes to make. Moves to Engineering & Manufacturing Development Milestone C: Companies will make it, initial testing is positive, we know how many to make, contracts in place to make it. Moves to Production and Deployment.}What are the three modules of Sustainable Readiness and why do we use this? {Ans: Mission....preparing for mission and are not executing an ordered mission. Ready...ready for immediate deployment... but not allocated for a mission. Prepare....preparing for mission and are not executing an ordered mission. Why? To maximize the readiness across the Army in a planned manner with reduced risk. (Most everyone gets an edible bowl of soup)}What are the strategic drivers (documents and organizations) of force management? {Ans: NSS, NDS, NMS The Army Plan (TAP), Army Campaign Plan Title 10 responsibilities executed through Administrative Control (ADCON)}What is the Force Development Process?