A lot could be said about the Unit Status Report on DA Form 2175-R, as well as its effect on the integrety of officers. However, the reporting of readiness began with good intentions -- the impetus for the old Technical Manual 38-750, The Army Maintenance Management System, is said to have been the result of a cavalry squadron that was unable to move out of its motor pool at Fort Meade during the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962.
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