### Question
How does the law define required manning spaces?


### Answer
Under *10 U.S.C. § 4303*, **required manning spaces** is defined as:

> 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. § 4303*
  - Heading: **Subtitle B-Army > PART III-TRAINING > CHAPTER 401-TRAINING GENERALLY**

