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.