Talk:Tooth-to-tail ratio

Poor stub
This is messy. The article fails to explain adequately why the ratio matters. According to the article, high ratios i) are correlated with low technological capabilities, ii) mean undersupply and iii) are the objective of DARPA for the sake of efficiency. ii) and iii) are at odds, and i) lacks data to back it up (information lacking, one could as well think advanced militaries are capable of reaching the optimal effectiveness level with less support personnel). Perhaps the biggest issue is that i) and iii) are stated with the unwritten assumption that the measures are made for optimal effectiveness levels (and they would be comparable among militaries), while ii) considers there is no such a thing as an optimal effectiveness and different ratios necessarily relate to better or worse supply (and maybe to how well the tooth performs? Hard to say in the current state).

Additionally, the only reference in the article is a dead link that does not properly support the statement it goes with.

I don't think there would be any harm done if this article was nominated for deletion. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 83.213.80.19 (talk) 10:45, 17 August 2015 (UTC)

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Article Expansion Suggestion
If someone is interested in expanding this article this .pdf Tooth to Tail (T3R) in Modern Militaries might provide them with a good starting point. I think it's only available from US IP addresses but it can also be found here. -- Boreas74  You'll catch more flies with honey 15:55, 29 October 2016 (UTC)