How should leaders assess readiness and identify gaps in a unit’s capability?

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Assessing readiness hinges on using objective, multi-source data to get a complete picture of what the unit can actually do and where vulnerabilities lie. Leaders should pull together metrics across several domains: training proficiency to gauge skill levels, maintenance status to show equipment reliability, readiness reports that synthesize overall capability, after-action reviews that reveal what happened in practice, and formal risk assessments that highlight potential failure points. This combination lets you identify gaps clearly and prioritize where to act. From there, you plan corrective actions with specific owners, resources, and timelines, then track progress to close the gaps. Relying on intuition, only annual evaluations, or merely counting equipment leaves hidden deficiencies in people, processes, and sustainment that can derail missions.