Report: Army at Smallest Since WWII

[mystery-ak]

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Report: Army at Smallest Since WWII
Saturday, May 7, 2016 09:40 PM

By: Cathy Burke

The Army's active force has shrunk to its lowest level since before World War II, Army Times reported Saturday.

According to the military's headcount by the Defense Manpower Data Center, nearly 2,600 soldiers left active duty in March without being replaced, the news outlet reports, adding that during the past year, the size of the active forced has been reduced by 16,548 soldiers.

At the end of March, there were 479,172 active-duty soldiers – 154 fewer than when the Army halted its post-Cold War drawdown in 1999, the smallest force since the 1940 count of 269,023 soldiers, Army Times reports.

Without congressional or Defense Department intervention, the drawdown will continue for two more years, with an expected Army force of 460,000 in 2017, and 450,000 in 2018, Army Times reports.

Military leaders have warned of the growing risk that a depleted force poses, with Army Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Milley sounding the alarm about readiness of the military to respond to a large conflict as recently as last month.

[txradioguy]

Some people I've talked with in the personnel field say it's probably going to go below 450K unless something is done.

They already have contingency plans for it dipping close to 430K.

[A-Lert]

Some people I've talked with in the personnel field say it's probably going to go below 450K unless something is done.

They already have contingency plans for it dipping close to 430K.

We all know Hillary's love of the U.S. Military! 

[rangerrebew]

Our "command in chief" has assured the world that we are in an era of unparalleled peace so why do we need a large military? :peeonobama:

[txradioguy]

Our "command in chief" has assured the world that we are in an era of unparalleled peace so why do we need a large military? :peeonobama:

I think it's no secret Obama has never had any kind of admiration or appreciation for the military.

He see's the U.S. as the cause for everything wrong and unjust that's every happened in the world...and as an extension of that "belief" he sees the military as the means by which the evil U.S. Foreign Policy therefore we must be punished and cut down to size so to speak.

Hence the reason he's slashing us to a force that will at some point barely be able to defend our borders.

[montanajoe]

The real question is are either of the presidential candidates going to do anything about it...

[txradioguy]

The real question is are either of the presidential candidates going to do anything about it...

It's a crap shoot either way.

One flat out hates us and the other wants to rent us out to the highest bidder to fund Social Security.

[montanajoe]

Yep

How I miss the days when most of our political leaders were Vet's.........

[A-Lert]

The real question is are either of the presidential candidates going to do anything about it...

If you don't know about Hillary's disdain for  our military you haven't been paying attention.

[txradioguy]

If you don't know about Hillary's disdain for  our military you haven't been paying attention.

Repeating yourself 5-6 hours after you said the same thing doesn't make it any more important or relevant.

[A-Lert]

Repeating yourself 5-6 hours after you said the same thing doesn't make it any more important or relevant.

I'll repeat it as often as I see fit. If you want to support Hillary, fine, but I'll continue to criticize the evil, vile, lying, thieving, sexual predator enabler.