The Army uses the term Trainees, Transients, Holdees and Students (TTHS) to represent Soldiers not assigned to units. The author expresses the opinion that while TTHS is often viewed in a negative light and seen as the reason the Army cannot have more units in the force structure, it may be more appropriate to consider TTHS as the investment required for the Army to have trained and educated leaders and Soldiers ready and available to perform their missions.

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