Reset (military)
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Reset is an evolving military term currently used to describe the equipment refurbishment process. In current U.S. military
terms, "reset" refers to "a series of actions to restore units to a desired level of combat capability commensurate with future mission requirements." The military term "reset" is being adopted in contexts outside the limited framework of American military terminology; for example, in Thailand, news reports describing unrest in the Asian nation in 2008 applied the term "reset" in a slightly different context.
, which is a generic concept in the financial world. Reset, which also known as fixing, is a generic concept in the financial markets which refers to the determination and recording of a reference rate
, usually in order to calculate the settlement value of a periodic payment schedule between two parties.
The military term is somewhat like the computing term "reset"
, which means to clear any pending errors or events and bring a system to normal condition or initial state.
The military term "reset" is unlike its finance and computing counterparts in that the military usage anticipates three related components: repairing, replacing and recapitalizing. Military reset, in simplest terms, is intended to reverse the effects of stress on all equipment. Initial funding from Congress was used to reset brigade combat teams involving about 4,000 soldiers and about 40,000 pieces of equipment returning from duty in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Timely funding would be designed to allow military depots to order repair parts in advance of equipment arrival.”
In 2007, the Washington Post described as "strategic reset" a proposal by U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice
that took the form of "an unusually detailed public explanation of the new American effort to create a de facto alliance between Israel and moderate Arab states against Iranian extremism."
Military
A military is an organization authorized by its greater society to use lethal force, usually including use of weapons, in defending its country by combating actual or perceived threats. The military may have additional functions of use to its greater society, such as advancing a political agenda e.g...
terms, "reset" refers to "a series of actions to restore units to a desired level of combat capability commensurate with future mission requirements." The military term "reset" is being adopted in contexts outside the limited framework of American military terminology; for example, in Thailand, news reports describing unrest in the Asian nation in 2008 applied the term "reset" in a slightly different context.
Context specific terminology
The military term is somewhat like the financial term "reset"Reset (finance)
Reset also known as fixing is a generic concept in the financial markets, meaning the determination and recording of a reference rate, usually in order to calculate the settlement value of a periodic payment schedule between two parties....
, which is a generic concept in the financial world. Reset, which also known as fixing, is a generic concept in the financial markets which refers to the determination and recording of a reference rate
Reference rate
A reference rate is a rate that determines pay-offs in a financial contract and that is outside the control of the parties to the contract. It is often some form of LIBOR rate, but it can take many forms, such as a consumer price index, a house price index or an unemployment rate...
, usually in order to calculate the settlement value of a periodic payment schedule between two parties.
The military term is somewhat like the computing term "reset"
Reset (Computing)
In a computer or data transmission system, to reset means to clear any pending errors or events and bring a system to normal condition or initial state usually in a controlled manner. It is usually done in response to an error condition when it is impossible or undesirable for a processing activity...
, which means to clear any pending errors or events and bring a system to normal condition or initial state.
The military term "reset" is unlike its finance and computing counterparts in that the military usage anticipates three related components: repairing, replacing and recapitalizing. Military reset, in simplest terms, is intended to reverse the effects of stress on all equipment. Initial funding from Congress was used to reset brigade combat teams involving about 4,000 soldiers and about 40,000 pieces of equipment returning from duty in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Repair
Repair starts with an inspection followed by maintenance and possible replacement of some parts to bring equipment to original technical specifications.Replacement
Replacement means to buy new or to replace equipment destroyed in battle or otherwise too damaged to fix. Also listed under replacement is reserve-component equipment which has been left overseas for other units to use.Recapitalizing
Recapitalizing involves overhauling or restoring equipment to improve performance or make it like new from the factory.Timely funding would be designed to allow military depots to order repair parts in advance of equipment arrival.”
Strategic Reset
- Strategic resetStrategic resetStrategic reset is a policy framework designed to stop counterproductive U.S. engagement in a fragmenting Iraq and to strengthen the United States' stance throughout the Middle East. In military terms, "reset" refers to "a series of actions to restore units to a desired level of combat capability...
is a policy framework designed to strengthen the United States' stance throughout the Middle East. The plan for strategic reset entails four key measures: - Acknowledging Iraq's politicalPolitics of IraqThe politics of Iraq takes place in a framework of a federal parliamentary representative democratic republic. It is a multi-party system whereby the executive power is exercised by the Prime Minister of the Council of Ministers as the head of government, as well as the President of Iraq, and...
and demographicDemographyDemography is the statistical study of human population. It can be a very general science that can be applied to any kind of dynamic human population, that is, one that changes over time or space...
fragmentation. - Implementing prompt phased military redeployment.
- Establishing local and regional methods for improving security and diplomacyDiplomacyDiplomacy is the art and practice of conducting negotiations between representatives of groups or states...
in the Middle East. - Developing a functional strategy to resolve the Arab–Israeli Conflict.
In 2007, the Washington Post described as "strategic reset" a proposal by U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice
Condoleezza Rice
Condoleezza Rice is an American political scientist and diplomat. She served as the 66th United States Secretary of State, and was the second person to hold that office in the administration of President George W. Bush...
that took the form of "an unusually detailed public explanation of the new American effort to create a de facto alliance between Israel and moderate Arab states against Iranian extremism."