Sentence examples for current readiness from inspiring English sources

Military commanders say they have a unit of measure for the risk that comes with slashing current readiness, and it is called the body bag.

"We are collectively robbing Peter to pay Paul -- or robbing modernization, which is long-term readiness, to pay for current readiness," General Shelton told the Senate's Armed Services Committee.

The commission would thoroughly examine what happened and what went wrong in the weeks, months and years leading up to Sept. 11, and it would assess our current readiness to deal with the continuing threat.

The chiefs, though, are expected to argue that current readiness continues to face strains because of the high pace of operations overseas, which forces the services to give a lower priority to forces that are not deployed.

For instance: "Five of seven teams agreed that they could not fully resource their strategies under the assumed fiscal guidance unless they accepted near-term risk by reducing current readiness programs". These are trade-offs Hagel will have to navigate.

Critical material and physics aspects are highlighted while evaluating the current readiness level of long-term concepts, identifying the design and R&D gaps, and discussing ways to bridge them.

"I have a crisis on my doorstep," Mr. Gates warned about current military readiness.

The current Technology Readiness Level (TRL) status issued by NGNP to all components associated with the IHX for reduced nominal reactor outlet temperatures of 750 800 °C is 3 on a 1 10 scale, with 10 indicating complete technological maturity.

During the long summer of debate over how to maintain current military readiness while preparing for future threats, Mr. Rumsfeld wanted to play long ball, but he was playing in a town that measured the speed and spin of every pitch and tallied hits and errors after every inning -- and was wholly unforgiving of any errors.

"Any American who currently meets current medical and readiness standards should be allowed to continue serving," McCain said.

Anyone doubting Foals' current arena-readiness need only witness their entrance.