Show Posts
1
Off Topic / Reduction in the army to Pre-World War II level
« on: February 25, 2014, 11:43:55 PM »
Apologies if this was already posted, but if not, hopefully this brings to your attention. Before World War II our Military was not as it was now. But the Pentagon is attempted to set budget cuts to set us back to how much smaller our military was. Deductions in military spending is what it is. Forces and weapons programs address the stark reality of growing budget pressures at home while pointing to the improbability that the United States will engage in a large ground war.
"The Army would be reduced to between 440,000 and 450,000 — a 10 percent deeper cut than originally planned and the lowest level since 1940, when it had 267,000 active members."
"Special operations forces will grow from 66,000 to 69,700 to deal with counterterrorism and crCIA response."
Source(s):
http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/military-spending-cuts/pentagon-set-slash-military-pre-world-war-ii-levels-n37086
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/24/us/politics/pentagon-plans-to-shrink-army-to-pre-world-war-ii-level.html?_r=0
"The Army would be reduced to between 440,000 and 450,000 — a 10 percent deeper cut than originally planned and the lowest level since 1940, when it had 267,000 active members."
"Special operations forces will grow from 66,000 to 69,700 to deal with counterterrorism and crCIA response."
Source(s):
http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/military-spending-cuts/pentagon-set-slash-military-pre-world-war-ii-levels-n37086
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/24/us/politics/pentagon-plans-to-shrink-army-to-pre-world-war-ii-level.html?_r=0