Shortfall Definition - MilitaryDictionary.org
shortfall
Term Source:
JP 5-0
(Joint Operation Planning)
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1.) The lack of forces, equipment, personnel, materiel, or capability, reflected as the difference between the resources identified as a plan requirement and those apportioned to a combatant commander for planning, that would adversely affect the command's ability to accomplish its mission.
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Term Classification: planning
Source:
Department of Defence, Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms
Term sourced from JP 5-0: Joint Operation Planning, updated August 2011 View source document
This term is marked as active and was last updated in 2015
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