ORE’s are the practice run ups to the official ORI’s. My unit is running several ORE’s right now in a run up to the big show later this year. It allows us to see where we are lacking in skill sets and adjust accordingly in our training and equipment before the Inspector General arrives and scores it for real.
Apparently, the new thing on the active duty side is no notice ORE’s, the IG inspectors show up out of the blue and say, you go to war tomorrow, get ready. That’s what this sounds like.
ORE’s are just as big a deal, but usually with fewer requirements, or simplified objectives.
Thanks for explaining the difference between an ORE and an ORI. We didn’t have ORE’s — ORI’s were always no-notice.