Which metric represents the maximum authorized troop strength for a unit?

• A. Authorized: Number of Soldiers Authorized
• B. Assigned: Number of Soldiers Assigned
• C. Assigned: Soldiers Percent Filled
• D. Deployable: Number of Soldiers Deployable

Answer: (A)

The key idea is to distinguish between a unit’s ceiling and its actual or readiness status. The maximum authorized troop strength is the ceiling set for the unit—the total number of soldiers the organization officially approves to have in the unit. That’s exactly what the metric “Authorized: Number of Soldiers Authorized” expresses: the count that defines the upper limit of personnel for the unit.

Other metrics describe different things: the number actually assigned to the unit shows how many are currently placed there, which can be below the ceiling; the percent filled is the ratio of assigned to authorized, indicating how full the unit is; and the deployable count reflects how many are ready to go on deployment, not the maximum allowed. So the metric representing the maximum authorized troop strength is the authorized number of soldiers authorized.