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OPS.8.2:3 - Forces
| Force | Practical tension |
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| Useful preparation and availability | Auxiliary work can improve later service while obstructing a call that arrives now. |
| Short fragments and retained progress | Smaller units can be easier to stop, but repeated saving, switching and reconstruction can consume their value. |
| Nominal priority and actual release | A priority rule can demand a return while the required person, machine state or memory remains unavailable. |
| Development and present capability | Learning may expand future options; the protected work still needs capability available today. |
| One return and sustained service | A quick first response can conceal exhaustion, displaced recovery or insufficient capacity for subsequent calls. |