Is 2014 really the time to downsize our military in any way?

SFC Christopher Perry — Sat, 14 Jun 2014 17:25:50 -0400

I am going to lob this one out there and leave it open to interpretation a bit. I for one have no choice but to keep up on world events. This leaves me asking, is this really the time to downsize our military in any way?

Response by CW2 Joseph Evans made Jun 14 at 2014 5:39 PM

CW2 Joseph Evans — Sat, 14 Jun 2014 17:39:34 -0400

In a sense, we have no choice but to down size our military.
The last 14 years have allowed a particularly unsavory element creep into the ranks as a result of the numbers game.
The last 30 years have allowed a prioritization of the military industrial complex as a special interest organization that eats up 4.7% of the nations GDP making it only the 8th largest spender as a percentage. But being the largest economy in the world, that 4.7% represents 41% of the worlds global military spending.
I honestly believe that if we are going to remain competitive on an international we need to seriously consider a downsizing of our military budget.
After all, we should be congratulating ourselves on our own merit rather than on our ability to take what we want from the other kids on the playground.

Response by MSG Martin C. made Jun 14 at 2014 8:33 PM

MSG Martin C. — Sat, 14 Jun 2014 20:33:36 -0400

It's all part of the plan of the WAR machine. The downsize is to get the voters at ease and to reduce operating cost while the new Government transitions whoever that will be. Once the situation hits a point of no return in where we must deploy again re arming our forces it's part of the economic grow plan. You need to have the country behind you to do so and right at this moment we are simply not there. Also recalling the IAR and expanding our forces would not be as difficult as we think we have 13 plus years of experience in doing so we would start with the sop loss stop move, re calling Inactive guard/ reserve with time on their contract and flooding the county with recruiters. We would be at war levels within 24months we already have being trough this road.

Response by SGT Rick Ash made Jul 10 at 2015 6:41 PM

SGT Rick Ash — Fri, 10 Jul 2015 18:41:05 -0400

I too have a job that entails keeping apprised of world events. This is NO time to be making ANY cuts as 2015 is forecast to be the year that the Global Economy is supposed to take a serious hit. Keep an eye on what's happening in Greece, a serious domino effect is poised to happen if they abandon the Euro and return to the drachma.