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2012-01-27 Home Front: WoT

Army budget cuts will trim 8 brigades, reduce troop force by 80,000 soldiers

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Posted by Mike Ramsey 2012-01-27 00:00|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top

#1 As per TOPIX, Artic claims 13 Brigades will be cut, not eight???

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Posted by JosephMendiola 2012-01-27 02:16|| 2012-01-27 02:16|| Front Page Top

#2 Reminds me of when WW11 ended. Support services will be hit also. Massive negative on economy. O will wave his magic wand and provide assistance.
His still has that private stash.

Posted by Dale 2012-01-27 09:06|| 2012-01-27 09:06|| Front Page Top

#3 He!. Jeepers Peepers. Not little frogs or burlesque.

Posted by Dale 2012-01-27 09:11|| 2012-01-27 09:11|| Front Page Top

#4 The very best way to soften a RIF that large would be to offer hiring preferences to vets too sweet to miss. Preserve their seniority and pay scale and you will get some high quality employees.

Many police departments have used that idea for years to recruit former MPs, who just laterally transfer from the Army to their department with some legal refreshment about state and local law. And their retention is a LOT higher than for academy graduates, a lot of probies washing out after they hit the street.

Oddly enough, doing so would be great for the vets, as they would be getting better pay as civilians.

Posted by Anonymoose 2012-01-27 09:37|| 2012-01-27 09:37|| Front Page Top

#5 They could cut the defense budget without any reductions in troops just by reforming the procurment process.

When I was working on the B-1, we estimated we could make it for 1/4 the cost just by cutting out the red tape. The same was true for the Apache helicopter. These problems have gotten worse since the end of the cold war.

Posted by Frozen Al 2012-01-27 10:54|| 2012-01-27 10:54|| Front Page Top

#6 They will hollow the force worse than BJ Clinton did when I was in. That sucked.

Posted by newc 2012-01-27 12:09|| 2012-01-27 12:09|| Front Page Top

#7 newc,
Clinton hallowed out the CIA so badly that when 9/11 hit, the assessment was that it would take 10 years to rebuild.

The US military/intelligence enjoys a substantial technological lead over the rest of the world. That will be eroded over time if we don't keep up the investment.

Posted by Mike Ramsey 2012-01-27 12:32|| 2012-01-27 12:32|| Front Page Top

#8 Don't worry, Mike, the Republicans will be in to take the blame by that time.

Posted by Thing From Snowy Mountain 2012-01-27 15:50|| 2012-01-27 15:50|| Front Page Top

#9 So where's the dollar for dollar cut from all the other Depts and Agencies? Just asking.

Posted by Procopius2k 2012-01-27 17:17|| 2012-01-27 17:17|| Front Page Top

#10 "So where's the dollar for dollar cut from all the other Depts and Agencies?"

ROFLMAO, P2k!

Oh, wait - were you serious?

Posted by Barbara 2012-01-27 18:30|| 2012-01-27 18:30|| Front Page Top

#11 Heh. [to paraphrase someone else]

Posted by Procopius2k 2012-01-27 21:47|| 2012-01-27 21:47|| Front Page Top

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