The Marine Corps plans to assess the readiness of its warfighting units by measuring achievement of mission-essential tasks. In a Sept. 3 message sent to all Marines, Commandant Gen. James Jones said the newly formed Training and Education Command is creating "a standards-based system to provide commanders with the tools to plan and conduct training, to assess training effectiveness, and to evaluate unit readiness." Because it will take time for the command to finish the new guidelines, the Marine Corps...
