{"id":148374,"date":"2023-10-10T09:15:20","date_gmt":"2023-10-10T13:15:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=148374"},"modified":"2023-10-08T20:07:09","modified_gmt":"2023-10-09T00:07:09","slug":"army-special-operations-could-see-10-cut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=148374","title":{"rendered":"Army special operations could see 10% cut"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The importance that the special operations community, across all military branches, played in the Global War on Terror contributed to their growth. However, with the withdrawal from Afghanistan and the increasing emphasis on the shift towards Asia, the Army is seeing more need for conventional forces and less need for special operations. This move appears to be military wide as the Pentagon is focusing the military towards the Indo-Pacific region.<\/p>\n

From military.com:<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

“There will be some changes which [special operations forces] will be part of. With SOF, it has grown continuously while the rest of the Army has come down,” Mark Cancian, a senior adviser for the Center for Strategic and International Studies, a Washington, D.C.-based think tank, told Military.com.<\/p>\n

“SOF is going to have to reorient itself and could take significant cuts along with a number of other Army communities,” he said.<\/p>\n

The potential cuts, which were first reported by Defense One, would come from enablers, including in logistics and intelligence, but could also include changes to the structure of some Special Forces units that would represent an overall reduction in those forces, the aide said.<\/p>\n

The plan, which is still awaiting approval from Army Secretary Christine Wormuth, is being considered as part of a sweeping look at force structure as the Army faces a slump in recruiting and possible reductions in its overall end strength, the aide said. It’s unclear whether the cuts would come entirely in 2025 or be spread out from 2025 to 2029.<\/p>\n

“The Army has not yet made decisions on its future force structure. Army leaders are looking at how best to ensure our Army is manned, organized and equipped to deter enemies and win future fights,” Lt. Col. Ruth Castro, a service spokesperson, told Military.com in a statement. “The Army has shifted from focusing on counterterrorism operations to large-scale combat operations, and our force structure will need to shift as well.”<\/p>\n

Congress has not been formally briefed on the plan, but “mid- and senior-level officials” in both the Army and special operations community have spoken to congressional offices about the proposal, the aide said.<\/p>\n

The potential for cuts to Army special operations has alarmed lawmakers, particularly Republicans, who have argued at recent hearings that it would be a mistake to think those forces will be less necessary in a conflict with China.<\/p>\n

“As threats increase, ongoing discussions in the department about cutting SOF budgets and force structure is out of step with the threats and SOF’s growing requirements,” Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, the ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee’s emerging threats subpanel, said at a hearing last week on the role of special operations in the era of great power competition.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Military.com provides additional information here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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