Considering a Cadre Augmented Army - RAND Corporation

-123- A Budgetary Analysis of Cadre
assumed that all units were at home the maximum number of periods. Figure B.10 shows the
initial distribution of units for this analysis. If we chose the uniform distribution instead (see
Appendix C), the stock of AC forces in the force allocation datasheet is shown in Figure
B.12.
Figure B.12—Uniform Initial Distribution
The user also has the option of changing the initial distribution of forces before
executing the assignment algorithm.
The Force Assignment Algorithm
After creating the force allocation datasheet, the user can simulate the deployment of
forces by clicking on the 4. Assign Forces button. The force assignment algorithm will deploy
forces in the order specified by the user to meet the requirements for deployed forces (both
AC and total) in each period.
The assignment algorithm begins by trying to meet the requirement for AC forces in
each period. The algorithm starts by looking for and deploying cadre units. If there are cadre
units ready to deploy (CadreReady(t)>0) and the number of AC units deployed (ACDep(t)) is
less than the number of AC units required ([%AC(t)]*[requirement(t)]), then the algorithm will
deploy as many cadre units as possible until there are no more cadre units ready or the AC
requirement has been met. If the requirement for AC forces has not been met after
deploying all ready cadre units, then the assignment algorithm looks to deploy fully rested
AC units. The algorithm starts looking for units at home the longest (ACMaxH) and