Navy Gets 4K More Sailors, Eight More Ships in Budget Request
Military.com | 23 May 2017 | by Hope Hodge Seck
While all eyes are on the Navy's hopes to surge the fleet to 355 ships, the biggest surprise in next year's budget request for the service may come in manpower.
Although previous budgeting plans called for for the service's end strength to remain relatively steady at close to 323,000 active-duty sailors through 2021, this year's request reflects plans to increase active-duty end strength to 327,900, according to documents released Wednesday.
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