Guaranteed Success
What are the three (3) core modules of the Regionally Aligned Readiness and Modernization Model
(ReARMM)?
Modernize
Within the Regionally Aligned Readiness and Modernization Model (ReARMM), this module allows unit
reorganization and integration of modern capabilities (NET/NEF/Divest)
Train
Within the Regionally Aligned Readiness and Modernization Model (ReARMM), this module supports
mission tailored and regionally focused activities for integration of modern capabilities.
Mission
Within the Regionally Aligned Readiness and Modernization Model (ReARMM), this module supports
tailored readiness of units already on or ready for assignment.
Assistant Secretary of the Army for Financial Management & Comptroller (ASA(FM&C))
This individual is responsible for oversight of the Army PPBE process.
Appropriations
This term describes colors of money or how resources are allocated across programs.
February
During which month is the United States President's Budget usually submitted to Congress?
Program Objective Memorandum (POM)
This document encompasses the five-year PPBE submission from the Army to the DoD and is the last five
years of the Future Years Defense Program (FYDP).
Budget Estimate Submission (BES)
This covers the first year of the Program Objective Memorandum (POM).
Budget Year.
The first year of the five-year program is known as this.
Army Program Elements (APE)
What are the sub-elements of programs used by the Army to allocate resources?
The Army Plan (TAP)
This series of documents is both a primary input to PPBE and is influenced by the outcomes of PPBE.
House and Senate Authorization Bill
,One of two bills that resources the Department of Defense, this bill gives congressional approval to
establish or continue a program.
Management Decision Package (MDEP)
An Army tool and construct that describe an organization, program, or function. It is a way to capture
total resources over a multi-year time period and is comprised of Army Program Elements (APEs).
Collectively, MEDPs account for all Army resources.
Program Evaluation Groups (PEGS)
Within Programming, five (5) of these manage all Army programs, ensuring they are properly prioritized
and aligned with guidance.
Defense Acquisition System (DAS)
This decision support system and Force Management business process required by the Department of
the Army (DA) to manage change focuses on materiel development and acquisition.
Planning, Programming, Budgeting & Execution (PPBE)
This decision support system and Force Management business process required by the Department of
the Army (DA) to manage change focuses on prioritization and resources of requirements. It aims to unit
strategy, program, and budget by planning a correctly manned, trained, and equipped force to support
national directives.
Organize
Fund
Oversight
Congress uses its Constitutional Authority to conduct these three (3) primary functions over the DoD.
Title 10
The US code that establishes roles, missions & organization of DOD, Army, Navy, USAF and the Federal
Reserve.
Title 22
The US code that establishes interaction of the Department of State with the DOD.
Title 32
The US code that establishes roles, missions and organization of the National Guard.
Title 50
The US code that covers other public law dealing with war and national defense.
National Defense Authorization Act
The Act that enables Congress to Organize the DoD/military.
Operating Force (OF)
, Force that exists to provide specific capabilities to Combatant Commanders (CCDRs) that is normally
made up of MTOE units.
Four types of organizations that help HQDA meet their Title 10 functions and form the Army structure.
Administrative Control (ADCON)
Authority/relationship that Army retains when units are assigned or allocated to a combatant
commander that allows it to meet its Title 10 responsibilities. It is NOT a command (C2) relationship.
True
(True/False) ASCCs are heavily engaged in Title 10 management of units working for a combatant
command.
True
(True/False) ASCCs can further delegate ADCON to the senior Army HQ operating in a particular area.
False (it's an authority)
(True/False) ADCON is a command relationship.
The Army Plan (TAP)
The five-part Army document that refines national strategy (NSS, NDS, & NMS) and combatant
commander's (CCDR) requirements into an executable plan. It integrates, prioritizes, and directs
execution of the Department of the Army's (DA) Title 10 responsibilities.
- Vision (Ends; SA/CSA)
- Strategy (Ways; G3)
- Planning Guidance (Means; G3/G8)
- Program Guidance Memorandum (Means; G3/G8)
- Campaign Plan (Execute & Assess; G3)
Five parts of The Army Plan (TAP)
Joint Capabilities Integration and Development System (JCIDS)
A capabilities-based approach to identify current and future capability gaps and integrate potential
solutions. It focuses on requirements/solutions development.
- Capstone Concept for Joint Operations (CCJO)
- Joint Operations Concepts (JOCs)
- Supporting Concepts
Joint concepts categories:
Army Concept Framework
How the Army documents its fundamental ideas about future joint operations.
Joint Concept Framework