Re-structuring the BCT

[Pete]

Speaking as a former Battalion Motor Officer, the conduct of operations is influenced not only by the amount of equipment -- the reportable items, mainly vehicles, aircraft, and commo -- authorized by the TOE, but how much of it is running. Where the TOE becomes important and can have an effect on the reputations of unit commanders is in the periodic reports submitted up the chain of command. The Materiel Condition Status Report on DA Form 2406, the proverbial "Deadline Report," includes an operationally ready rate based upon the assigned items of reportable equipment. That report in turn feeds the monthly Unit Status Report of Army Regulation 220-1. Commanders can get in a lot of hot water when they report low levels of readiness.