The US Army can't keep its priorities straight
Thomas Spoehr - Yesterday 1:46 PM
The word “incongruous” immediately came to mind last week when two news headlines appeared at about the same time concerning the U.S. Army.
The Army Times last week reported that at the end of fiscal year 2022 (on Sept. 30), the Army came up 20,000 soldiers short of its authorized end strength.
The Army was authorized to have a strength of 485,000 active-duty soldiers in 2022, but because of severe recruiting challenges, instead ended the year at 465,600. This is a bona fide crisis because a shortfall like this has never been seen in the modern Army, and if it continues, it will result in a greatly diminished force.
Similar challenges are being seen in the Army National Guard and Army Reserve.
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