The 2016-2017 influenza season began on October 2, 2016 and ended on May 20, 2017. The ADS will continue to monitor influenza activity throughout the summer and will transition to monthly reports which will be published on the first Thursday of each month starting July 6, 2017. Reports will be published by 10:00am.
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: readiness. The ability of United States military forces to fight and meet the demands of the national military strategy. Readiness is the synthesis of two distinct but interrelated.
Alert, ready, and wide-awake refer to a watchful promptness for action. Ready suggests thoughtful preparation; the wandering Indian is alert, the trained soldier is ready. Ready expresses more life and vigor than prepared. The gun is prepared; the man is ready. Prompt expresses readiness for appointment or demand at the required moment. The good general is ready for emergencies, alert to perceive opportunity or peril, prompt to seize occasion.