Which metric tells you the fraction of assigned positions that are currently filled?

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

Answer: (A)

The key idea is measuring how many of the positions that have been assigned are actually occupied. Assigned: Soldiers Percent Filled does exactly that: it shows the percentage of assigned positions that are currently filled by soldiers. For example, if there are 120 positions assigned and 110 are filled, this metric would report about 91.7%, reflecting the fraction of assigned slots that are filled.

The other options describe different concepts: authorized strength is about how many soldiers are authorized to be in the unit, not how many of those authorized slots are filled; percent deployable measures the share of personnel who meet deployability criteria; and readiness: staffing level concerns overall staffing and readiness but not the specific fraction of assigned positions that are filled.