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This was the status as of 2016. Given the scandals that were occurring, involving Generals and Admirals, this study was inevitable. One of the things that they found was that out of every five generals, one was not eligible to deploy.<\/p>\n
This is only a part of the overall readiness issue, where officers, warrant officers, and enlisted personnel have nondeployable Soldiers among them. From USA Today:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Data for 2016 showed that 83.5 percent of Army soldiers were deemed medically ready to deploy, the lowest rate among the services. The Marine Corps led with 90.2 percent followed by the Navy at 90.1 percent and the Air Force at 88.8 percent. The rate for active-duty, ready-to-deploy generals, not including the Reserve or National Guard, was 79.6 percent. For active-duty soldiers overall, the figure was 84 percent, and the Army’s goal is 85 percent.<\/p>\n The top factors for failing to meet the standard was being overdue for an annual physical or dental exam, a relatively easy fix.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Readiness is a big issue. As indicated in the quote, simple things like being updated with regards to medical and dental exams is important to being declared “able to deploy”. This is also a concern among the reserve components.<\/p>\n Service members being deployable is one of the things that the Secretary of Defense, James Mattis, is tackling. You can read more here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"