1、1Under the FY1997 law, DOD was required to conduct the first study on tiered readiness. SeeP.L. 104-201, Section 1047, September 23, 1996. Hereafter referred to as TR Report #1. Therequirement for a second report can be found in the FY1998 National Defense Authorization Bill(S. 936), Section 1034. H
2、ereafter referred to as TR Report #2.2H.R. 1119, Section 314-Prohibition of Implementation of Tiered Readiness System.3Originally described in Senate Armed Services Committee Report 104-267, May 13, 1996;Senator McCain developed the following categorization plan: Tier I forcesunits capable ofmobiliz
3、ing and deploying within the first ten days of conflict; Tier IIunits that could mobilizewithin 60 days; Tier IIIunits that could mobilize within 180 days. The common term: “tieredreadiness” has been used to connote the concept of varying degrees of readiness for units.4The times of arrival for part
4、icular forces are described in war plans. Each theater Commander-in-(continued.)Congressional Research Service The Library of CongressCRS Report for CongressReceived through the CRS Web97-866 FUpdated August 31, 1998Military Readiness: Background to CongressionalDebate over Tiered Readiness(name red
