DOD Budget cuts

[patentesq]

Patentesq, you are 1000% correct the military in this case cannot turn on a dime because the system they operate under is burdensome.

It takes yrs to see cost cutting initiatives to really show up. Back in the 90's when they did the BRAC it was multiple yrs from start to finish because every one was fighting for their installation in their area, and a lot of backdoor winking occurred. That is why when the 2nd BRAC came around they implemented different controls.

Even so, we lived on a base that got hit. It took them 3 yrs to shut it down from the day it was announced. At the same time the AF announced it would boneyard the 111. That took 5 yrs more.

The Quadrennial review which was submitted in 2010 to Congress, actually was being worked on at the Pentagon back in 05.

And it often takes Congress even longer! I worked on a piece of legislation passed this year that was introduced back in 2006! (you can probably guess which legislation that was!).

Not saying that moving slowly is a bad thing, though. Just frustrating sometimes.

 

[Pima]

Patent, will it appears we can say on avg it takes 5 yrs, since both of our examples took exactly that long.

If I recall for the AF, they announced the RIF for certain yr groups would be happening @ 18 months ago, and the list was just released. These people will have about 6 months to leave. So even that would be a 2 yr process just from the official announcement, God knows how long it was in the wind before the announcement.