Operations Tempo

MAJ Jim Woods — Wed, 26 Mar 2014 14:35:11 -0400

OK Sports Fans, try this on for size..... Should the US Military get involved in another "conflict" when the current Ops Tempo is forcing experienced Soldiers, Marines, Sailors, and Airmen to leave the service?

Response by SGT James Elphick made Mar 26 at 2014 2:47 PM

SGT James Elphick — Wed, 26 Mar 2014 14:47:48 -0400

I guess that depends what "conflict" you are talking about. The U.S. is always going to have to get involved in conflicts. We have done a terrible job with the 2 wars we just fought. We forgot the lessons we learned in Vietnam, we forgot the lessons the Soviets learned in Afghanistan, we forgot we don't like nation-building. We have to become a more efficient and effective fighting force and complete our missions with an appropriate number of soldiers while avoiding "mission creep". This should keep the Ops Tempo manageable and allow the U.S. military to engage in the conflicts it needs to when necessary.

Response by MAJ Jim Woods made Mar 26 at 2014 3:06 PM

MAJ Jim Woods — Wed, 26 Mar 2014 15:06:19 -0400

Excellent points! I was referring to the very recent influx of support and operators into Africa. We still are not out of Afghanistan. Most of the Spec Ops guys are into double digit deployments. Most of the Combat and Combat Support people are into multiple deployments. How will the cuts in the budgets affect the troops on a personal level if we don't have a period of dis-engagement or down time?

I was a multiple tour Vietnam guy and I know what impact that had on me personally.

Response by SFC Michael Hasbun made Mar 26 at 2014 3:11 PM

SFC Michael Hasbun — Wed, 26 Mar 2014 15:11:36 -0400

Chicken and the egg? We are downsizing because we don't have a major conflict. If we did, would we be scaling down? I'm not inclined to think so..

Response by SFC William Swartz Jr made Apr 1 at 2014 9:02 PM

SFC William Swartz Jr — Tue, 01 Apr 2014 21:02:29 -0400

Well according to all the ummmm administration mouthpieces, we are incapable of continuing to fight the two-war scenario, so ummmm not no but HELL NO!! That is all.