The Army is scaling back its projected growth plans
By: Tara Copp  
Arizona National Guard soldiers stand in formation on the field at Arizona State University’s Sun Devil Stadium, Dec. 7, 2014, in Tempe, Ariz. (Staff Sgt. Brian A. Barbour/Army National Guard)
The Pentagon is trimming its projected total military end strength and shifting its force growth to better align against near-peers Russia and China, according to the 2020 budget released Tuesday.
The total end strength planned for in the fiscal year 2020 budget is for the military to reach 2,172,100 forces by year 2024, down from the 2,186,500 that had been planned to be reached by 2023 in the Pentagon’s budget last year. That includes both active-duty and reserve component troops.
https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2019/03/12/projected-military-end-strength-shrinks-in-2020-budget-as-army-faces-cuts/
