This paper shows how to measure the readiness for a military unit, with the example of a tank battalion. We first show that training readiness can be measured by the minimum makespan of the training schedule. We call this the train-up problem. Second, the effect of a peacetime budget on the training readiness can be calculated by solving the readiness budget problem. Third, the resources required
... [Show full abstract] for training can be determined with the readiness capacity problem. To solve these problems, we give a dynamic program (DP) for one unit such as a company, and a column generation algorithm for an aggregate unit such as a battalion.