{"id":36401,"date":"2013-06-25T15:24:43","date_gmt":"2013-06-25T19:24:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=36401"},"modified":"2013-06-25T15:24:43","modified_gmt":"2013-06-25T19:24:43","slug":"armys-deep-cuts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=36401","title":{"rendered":"Army’s deep cuts"},"content":{"rendered":"

Chief Tango sends us a link from Stars & Stripes<\/a> which reports that the Army is making even more cuts to the security of our nation by slashing 12 combat brigades from the force and slashing manpower by nearly 10%;<\/p>\n

By reducing the number of headquarters and increasing the number of battalions per brigade, Odierno said the Army is \u201cincreasing our tooth to tail ratio.\u201d He added that while there would be some civilian job losses, many civilian positions are in place to support the basic functions of a post, and won\u2019t be affected.<\/p>\n

Odierno said 10 BCTs would be cut from 10 Army installations: Fort Bliss, Texas; Fort Bragg, N.C.; Fort Campbell, Ky.; Fort Carson, Colo.; Fort Drum, N.Y.; Fort Hood, Texas; Fort Knox, Ky.; Fort Riley, Kan.; Fort Stewart, Ga.; and Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. Another two BCTs used for soldier training will also be cut, officials said.<\/p>\n

An eleventh BCT in a location still undecided will be cut in the future, Odierno said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

So history is repeating itself, once again. Of course, we’ll have the reserve and Guard units to fill the holes, right? As long as the Guard and reserves don’t mind spending almost as much time in uniform as they would if they were active, then I suppose, retention and recruiting will suffer. Well, luckily, we can still depend on the draft, right? I’m sure no one would avoid the draft, despite the fact that the government has been largely unwilling to deal with draft dodgers and deserters in any meaningful manner.<\/p>\n

And, oh, yeah, I’m sure the impact won’t be felt by communities who largely depend on military presence like Fort Drum & Jefferson County, NY. Although the defense issues are primary, the economy will also take a hit. I wonder if we can get the Constitution changed so we can get four more years out of this administration.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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