Sgt Ryan Bowman 549638 <div class="images-v2-count-1"><div class="content-picture image-v2-number-1" id="image-30701"> <div class="social_icons social-buttons-on-image"> <a href='https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fwould-you-change-the-u-s-defense-model%3Futm_source%3DFacebook%26utm_medium%3Dorganic%26utm_campaign%3DShare%20to%20facebook' target="_blank" class='social-share-button facebook-share-button'><i class="fa fa-facebook-f"></i></a> <a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Would+you+change+the+U.S.+Defense+Model%3F&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fwould-you-change-the-u-s-defense-model&amp;via=RallyPoint" target="_blank" class="social-share-button twitter-custom-share-button"><i class="fa fa-twitter"></i></a> <a href="mailto:?subject=Check this out on RallyPoint!&body=Hi, I thought you would find this interesting:%0D%0AWould you change the U.S. Defense Model?%0D%0A %0D%0AHere is the link: https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/would-you-change-the-u-s-defense-model" target="_blank" class="social-share-button email-share-button"><i class="fa fa-envelope"></i></a> </div> <a class="fancybox" rel="02efcea0934789f3c874fff60b28af4f" href="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/030/701/for_gallery_v2/image.jpg"><img src="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/030/701/large_v3/image.jpg" alt="Image" /></a></div></div>NY Times published a report July, 2014 posing the following question: <br />"What would the American military look like if we could start from scratch?"<br /><br />It had me wondering if (and how) my fellow service members would like to see a redesigned U.S. Military Force. Would you change the U.S. Defense Model? 2015-03-24T21:27:48-04:00 Sgt Ryan Bowman 549638 <div class="images-v2-count-1"><div class="content-picture image-v2-number-1" id="image-30701"> <div class="social_icons social-buttons-on-image"> <a href='https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fwould-you-change-the-u-s-defense-model%3Futm_source%3DFacebook%26utm_medium%3Dorganic%26utm_campaign%3DShare%20to%20facebook' target="_blank" class='social-share-button facebook-share-button'><i class="fa fa-facebook-f"></i></a> <a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Would+you+change+the+U.S.+Defense+Model%3F&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fwould-you-change-the-u-s-defense-model&amp;via=RallyPoint" target="_blank" class="social-share-button twitter-custom-share-button"><i class="fa fa-twitter"></i></a> <a href="mailto:?subject=Check this out on RallyPoint!&body=Hi, I thought you would find this interesting:%0D%0AWould you change the U.S. Defense Model?%0D%0A %0D%0AHere is the link: https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/would-you-change-the-u-s-defense-model" target="_blank" class="social-share-button email-share-button"><i class="fa fa-envelope"></i></a> </div> <a class="fancybox" rel="f29663d364b04fad7a7d38dc3663940f" href="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/030/701/for_gallery_v2/image.jpg"><img src="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/030/701/large_v3/image.jpg" alt="Image" /></a></div></div>NY Times published a report July, 2014 posing the following question: <br />"What would the American military look like if we could start from scratch?"<br /><br />It had me wondering if (and how) my fellow service members would like to see a redesigned U.S. Military Force. Would you change the U.S. Defense Model? 2015-03-24T21:27:48-04:00 2015-03-24T21:27:48-04:00 SGT Tyler G. 549658 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Well, I'd probably consolidate the branches for starters. Merge the Marines into the Navy and the Air Force back into the Army. Beyond that, the most optimal force depends on the style of conflict (conventional vs asymmetric). Response by SGT Tyler G. made Mar 24 at 2015 9:39 PM 2015-03-24T21:39:42-04:00 2015-03-24T21:39:42-04:00 SPC Elijah J. Henry, MBA 962966 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>For starters, we need to revitalize the institution of the Constitutional Militia. It is likely the only national defense strategy that could effectively handle an actual invasion of the United States. Response by SPC Elijah J. Henry, MBA made Sep 13 at 2015 4:28 PM 2015-09-13T16:28:05-04:00 2015-09-13T16:28:05-04:00 2015-03-24T21:27:48-04:00