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| Army to eliminate 2 Security Force Assistance Brigades, reassign experienced soldiers |
| 2025-05-13 |
| [Task & Purpose] Security Force Assistance Brigades were stood up in 2017 to train and advise the military forces of U.S. allies. The Army now plans to eliminate two of the brigades to free up the experienced soldiers assigned to them. The Army plans to shutter two of its Security Force Assistance Brigades, formations stood up nearly eight years ago to train and advise the militaries of American partners and allies, according to officials. Army officials confirmed to Task & Purpose that the 4th and 54th Security Force Assistance Brigades, or SFABs, will be closed, though no timetable for the move has been announced, leaving the Army with four remaining brigades. The 4th SFAB, based at Fort Carson, Colorado, concentrates its missions in Europe, while the 54th is an Indiana-based National Guard unit that augments active duty SFAB units across the world. A senior Army official told Task & Purpose that the move will free up seasoned soldiers from SFAB duty to be reassigned to traditional line units like infantry and armor. SFAB units are, by design, heavy on soldiers who are already several years into their Army careers. "The reason that we’re cutting those is to make room for or get more noncommissioned officers into the force. That’s where we’re hurting the most," said Col. Dave Butler, spokesperson for the Army Chief of Staff. "We’re trying to fill the ranks up of the operational force and we have a lot of NCOs and junior officers in the SFAB formation. "The reason" ....is this administration has finally adopted 'mind our business policy.' The "reasons" stated in this article are positive second order effects. When Army officials looked at the mission of the two units, they decided there were "redundancies" in their missions, particularly in 4th SFAB’s focus on Europe, according to Butler. You mean the Europeons will have to pay their own way ? "We need more soldiers, noncommissioned officers, and officers in squads, platoons and companies," he said. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #6 to be reassigned to traditional line units like infantry and armor Or maybe the border interdiction forces. Get them some practical training in search, seizure, containment and crowd control. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2025-05-13 16:49 |
| #5 I backfilled a fat, Retired on Active Duty (ROAD) deployment refuser coming into Y2K. Back in the rear with the gear at Camp Doha. Sometimes it works out. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2025-05-13 15:15 |
| #4 ...especially Obama-Biden DEI selections. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2025-05-13 14:41 |
| #3 /\ Maybe you need to reconsider the arrangement. A NCO with 12+ years of experience and as a minimum of a associates degree has more practical experience than a second lieutenant or some first lieutenants . Or colonels. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2025-05-13 13:14 |
| #2 "We need more soldiers, noncommissioned officers, and officers in squads, platoons and companies," he said. Maybe you need to reconsider the arrangement. A NCO with 12+ years of experience and as a minimum of a associates degree has more practical experience than a second lieutenant or some first lieutenants . You are still stuck in a 18th century mentality. Knowledge, skill, and ability aka merit should determine organizational structure. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2025-05-13 13:10 |
| #1 no timetable for the move has been announced, Monday morning will be fine. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2025-05-13 13:02 |