Which of the following is NOT a phase of the AFFORGEN cycle?

• A. Available to Commit
• B. Reset
• C. Deployed
• D. Ready

Answer: (C)

AFFORGEN cycle controls how forces are generated and prepared for deployment, moving units through predefined operational states as they progress from training to readiness to tasking. The states in this cycle describe where a force sits in preparation and recovery: Ready is when units are fully primed and capable, Available to Commit indicates they can be selected for missions, and Reset is the recovery and reconstitution phase after operations. Deployed, on the other hand, represents the execution of a mission and the actual action of sending forces into a theater. That status is an outcome of committing and deploying, not a phase within the force-generation cycle itself. So Deployed isn’t part of AFFORGEN’s phase list, whereas Ready, Available to Commit, and Reset are.