Deliberately characterised only as a reduction in equipment available to units, the fleet management and usage policy (PEGP) is seen as something of a ‘necessary evil’ opted for by the French Army rather than the inevitably indecisive battle to acquire the budgetary allocations needed to replace and maintain its equipment. This attitude reveals a profound misunderstanding of the general context within which the French Army plans to fulfil its roles over the next 15 years, and overshadows the highly strategic nature of this revolution in its organisation and operation.
Fleet Management and Usage Policy: Changes Within the French Army
The fleet management and usage policy (PEGP) was drawn up towards the end of the 1990s, was repeatedly postponed to avoid complicating the task of introducing professionalisation, and was finally adopted in 2006 by the Army Staff (EMAT) as a key element of the French Army’s transformation programme.
Trials were carried out in 2007 that were crucial to the validation of certain aspects and the promotion of its acceptance amongst equipment holders and operational commands.
Since last autumn, the entire French Army has been mobilised in preparation for the changeover to PEGP that took place on 1 June 2008, marking the start of a transition period that should last through to 2011.
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