### Question
What does decrement stock mean?


### Answer
**Decrement stock** has the following meaning in *10 U.S.C. § 2390*:

> such stock as is needed to bring the armed forces from a peacetime level of readiness to a combat level of readiness

#### Citation:
  - *10 U.S.C. § 2390*
  - Heading: **Subtitle A-General Military Law > PART IV-SERVICE, SUPPLY, AND PROCUREMENT > CHAPTER 141-MISCELLANEOUS PROCUREMENT PROVISIONS**

