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Army Drafts Plans for Worst-Case Budget Scenario
"The Army already plans to shrink from more than a half a million active-duty soldiers today to about 490,000 around 2017. That figure, however, may drop to 380,000 if sequestration remains in effect, Pentagon officials have said. The pace of the reductions have led some to question whether the ground force will be able to perform its full range of contingency operations."
"We happen to believe a smaller but well equipped, highly trained Army is better able to meet contingencies than say a large force without sufficient training, without modern equipment," McHugh said."
"n a separate briefing with reporters, Army Chief of Staff Gen. Raymond Odierno said of the 42 active duty brigade combat teams, the Army only has two trained for combat missions. The service wants to increase that number to seven by June, he said. Soldiers deploying to Afghanistan are being trained to advise and assist Afghan forces, not engage in combat, he said."
http://www.military.com/daily-news/...udget-scenario.html?comp=7000023317828&rank=1
Army Drafts Plans for Worst-Case Budget Scenario
"The Army already plans to shrink from more than a half a million active-duty soldiers today to about 490,000 around 2017. That figure, however, may drop to 380,000 if sequestration remains in effect, Pentagon officials have said. The pace of the reductions have led some to question whether the ground force will be able to perform its full range of contingency operations."
"We happen to believe a smaller but well equipped, highly trained Army is better able to meet contingencies than say a large force without sufficient training, without modern equipment," McHugh said."
"n a separate briefing with reporters, Army Chief of Staff Gen. Raymond Odierno said of the 42 active duty brigade combat teams, the Army only has two trained for combat missions. The service wants to increase that number to seven by June, he said. Soldiers deploying to Afghanistan are being trained to advise and assist Afghan forces, not engage in combat, he said."
http://www.military.com/daily-news/...udget-scenario.html?comp=7000023317828&rank=1