Total Army analysis (TAA) first determines the total Army requirements and then the force to be resourced based on priorities, budgetary constraints, and guidance. The resulting force structure is known as the:

Total Army analysis (TAA) first determines the total Army requirements and then the force to be resourced based on priorities, budgetary constraints, and guidance. The resulting force structure is known as the:

• A. Program Objective Memorandum (POM) Force
• B. PPBE Force
• C. TOE Force
• D. ARSTRUC Force

Answer: (A)

Total Army analysis identifies what the Army must be able to do and then, within the constraints of priorities and the budget, exercises the resources to make that capability real. The output of that process is the force structure that the Army plans to fund and field, which is captured in the Program Objective Memorandum. This document translates requirements into a five-year program of record, detailing the units, equipment, manpower, and investment needed to meet those requirements. That funded set of forces and investments is what’s called the POM Force. The other options don’t fit as well. The PPBE process is the cycle that produces the POM, not the name for the resulting force. The TOE defines unit organization and equipment at the level of individual units, not the total funded force structure. ARSTRUC refers to the Army’s overall structure in a different sense, not the funded program that results from TAA.

Total Army analysis identifies what the Army must be able to do and then, within the constraints of priorities and the budget, exercises the resources to make that capability real. The output of that process is the force structure that the Army plans to fund and field, which is captured in the Program Objective Memorandum. This document translates requirements into a five-year program of record, detailing the units, equipment, manpower, and investment needed to meet those requirements. That funded set of forces and investments is what’s called the POM Force.

The other options don’t fit as well. The PPBE process is the cycle that produces the POM, not the name for the resulting force. The TOE defines unit organization and equipment at the level of individual units, not the total funded force structure. ARSTRUC refers to the Army’s overall structure in a different sense, not the funded program that results from TAA.