We all knew this was coming.\u00a0 Last week, the Pentagon announced it was becoming reality.<\/p>\n
Last Thursday, the VCSA, GEN John Campbell, indicated that 1,100 Army officers had been identified for involuntary separation due to “sequestration”.\u00a0 Now, it appears that the planned overall total planned for involuntary release from active duty is 2,600 officers – predominantly Captains, but with some of other ranks included.\u00a0 Additional cuts are expected at a later time.<\/p>\n
No specific figures were made public regarding planned enlisted involuntary separations.\u00a0 However, there are far more enlisted troops than officers.\u00a0 And with the Army planning to draw down from an active duty strength of 520,000 to 450,000, well . . . I think we’ll be hearing about a fair number of enlisted soldiers receiving involuntary separations notices PDQ.<\/p>\n
To add insult to injury, some of those identified to receive “pink slips” are currently serving in Afghanistan.\u00a0 Yeah, that’ll be really great<\/em> for morale.<\/p>\n Hat tip to Fox News<\/a> for the source article.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"