Budget Crisis Could Doom US Military Edge
Loren Thompson
Yesterday at 12:43 PM
There's little evidence military planners are giving long-term fiscal trends much thought. The Air Force and Navy both have ambitious investment agendas in place that require peak funding in the same timeframe that federal finances are projected to go haywire.
The problem with defense professionals is that defense is all they think about. Other than spending time with the family and catching a football game on the weekend, they're all about war. So things that impinge on their profession from outside the military realm often come as a colossal surprise.
The Budget Control Act is a case in point. Anybody who follows U.S. politics realizes that defense is a sideshow in the struggle for power. The big divide is between those who favor taxes and entitlements, and those who oppose them. But if you aren't tuned into that debate, then you probably won't be prepared for what developments such as the Budget Control Act mean for your plans.
http://www.scout.com/military/warrior/story/1700665-budget-crisis-could-doom-us-military-edge
