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here secretary of state, through CDs can be informed that the military are ready to conduct operations.
On 12 Mar, The Chief of Joint Operations informed the Chiefs of Staff that all UK forces would be at Full Operating Capability by 19 Mar.
On 19 Mar, at the morning Operational COS on 19 Mar, with the other units at FOC, CJO reported 7 Bde as:
Personnel:
Green
Equipment
Green/Amber
Sustainability:
Green
Green
Command & Control:
The Amber in equipment was based on the final fit of armour to tanks.
CJO said that there was slight delay due to up-armouring 7 Bde's tanks, with FOC on 20th There was no shortfall reported to Chiefs of Staff in body armour in 7Bde.
At the Ministerial Update in the COS Conference Room on 19 Mar CDS said to the Secretary of State: "The plan is ready to go".
Lines to take
War is not risk-free. At every level, risk is considered, whether it is at platoon level, or at the highest levels of the Ministry of Defence.
Risk relates to the expected performance of people in war, the quality of their preparation, their training, their equipment, their integration with allies, and the nature of the plan. And environmental factors can play a big part too.