Posted on 04/21/2014 12:34:06 PM PDT by Olog-hai
After the 9/11 attacks, tens of thousands of young men and women joined the military, heading for the rugged mountains of Afghanistan and dusty deserts of Iraq.
Many of them now are officers in the Army with multiple combat deployments under their belts. But as the wars wind down and Pentagon budgets shrink, a lot of them are being told they have to leave. [ ]
Already down to about 522,000, the Army must shrink to 490,000 by October 2015, and then to 450,000 two years later. If automatic budget cuts resume, the Army will have to get down to 420,000a size service leaders say may not allow them to wage even one major, prolonged military campaign.
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“...officers in the Army with multiple combat deployments under their belts.....a threat to the ambitious careerists and perfumed princes....”
And with combat arms skills and combat experience which will severely limit their ability to find civilian employment.
H/R departments are fond of getting nerds’ revenge on “you big war hero types.” Nowadays of course, the combat vet is also perceived as a danger to himself & others in the workplace.
That happened to a lot of us post-Vietnam. History repeats.
How are they going to get their army here?
And, they need most of theirs are home to keep the people calm.
China is not going to fight us. They are falling apart on the inside. They have no desire to have us wreck heir little navy.
Not trying to nitpick. But what job is it they are going to be having trouble doing?
Are we being invaded or are we planning a tank battle on the Steppes?
The world has changed. The Army needs to change with it.
We want the government to cut spending.
They cut spending.
People bitch because they don’t want spending cut.
Happens all of the time.
That's hilarious. Been to California lately?
They'll just sail into San Pedro or Oakland and offload.
They'll be welcomed with open arms by the millions of their countrymen who already dominate the landscape here.
Hard to lose when 1/3 of the population sympathizes with you. Ask the Ukrainians.
I take it you’re referring to military spending. Big government entitlement spending has continued unabated FWICS.
Did anyone expect that to go away?
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