### Question
Can you define what required manning spaces means?


### Answer
**Required manning spaces** is defined as the following in *10 U.S.C. § 7403*:

> the number of personnel spaces for officers, and the number of personnel spaces for enlisted members, that are designated in Army authorization documents as the number required to accomplish the missions of a particular unit or organization

#### Citation:
  - *10 U.S.C. § 7403*
  - Heading: **Subtitle B-Army > PART III-TRAINING > CHAPTER 751-TRAINING GENERALLY**

