Definition

Personnel Status Report—an accounting of all personnel showing who's present, absent, on leave, injured, or otherwise unavailable. The daily census proving accountability is eternal.

Example Usage

Submit your PERSTAT by 0900—higher wants to know exactly how many bodies we can put in the field.

Origin

Military abbreviation from standard personnel management and accountability procedures

Fun Fact

PERSTAT reports are so routine that some units submit them even when nothing has changed from the previous day, creating a paper trail that proves 'yes, everyone is still here.'

Source: Standard military personnel accountability procedures

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