Posted on May 1, 2022
Pentagon budget aims to shrink the military by thousands
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Pentagon budget aims to shrink the military by thousands
By Meghann Myers
May 1, 01:38 PM
The Army and Navy would draw down the most. (MC1 Spencer Fling/Navy)
Most of the military services are hoping to get smaller, as the Army, Navy and Air Force seek to slash thousands from their rolls.
The Defense Department budget request unveiled April 4 asks for Congress to cut about 25,000 positions from the military services, which would bring authorized end strength much closer in line with current manning levels.
Pentagon budget aims to shrink the military by thousands
By Meghann Myers
May 1, 01:38 PM
The Army and Navy would draw down the most. (MC1 Spencer Fling/Navy)
Most of the military services are hoping to get smaller, as the Army, Navy and Air Force seek to slash thousands from their rolls.
The Defense Department budget request unveiled April 4 asks for Congress to cut about 25,000 positions from the military services, which would bring authorized end strength much closer in line with current manning levels.
Pentagon budget aims to shrink the military by thousands
By Meghann Myers
May 1, 01:38 PM
The Army and Navy would draw down the most. (MC1 Spencer Fling/Navy)
Most of the military services are hoping to get smaller, as the Army, Navy and Air Force seek to slash thousands from their rolls.
The Defense Department budget request unveiled April 4 asks for Congress to cut about 25,000 positions from the military services, which would bring authorized end strength much closer in line with current manning levels.
Pentagon budget aims to shrink the military by thousands
By Meghann Myers
May 1, 01:38 PM
The Army and Navy would draw down the most. (MC1 Spencer Fling/Navy)
Most of the military services are hoping to get smaller, as the Army, Navy and Air Force seek to slash thousands from their rolls.
The Defense Department budget request unveiled April 4 asks for Congress to cut about 25,000 positions from the military services, which would bring authorized end strength much closer in line with current manning levels.
Pentagon budget aims to shrink the military by thousands
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SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL
..."The changes bring the entire military more in line with its current expectations for recruiting and retention. None of the services have announced any drastic force-shaping measures as a result, though the Air Force has offered early exits to its members in an attempt to correct its overmanning issues.
Otherwise, the services usually approach drawing down by decreasing recruiting efforts and pulling back reenlistment bonuses designed to keep troops who would otherwise finish their contracts in service. Elsewhere, fewer troops may be selected for promotions, eventually forcing them to involuntary separate from service."
..."The changes bring the entire military more in line with its current expectations for recruiting and retention. None of the services have announced any drastic force-shaping measures as a result, though the Air Force has offered early exits to its members in an attempt to correct its overmanning issues.
Otherwise, the services usually approach drawing down by decreasing recruiting efforts and pulling back reenlistment bonuses designed to keep troops who would otherwise finish their contracts in service. Elsewhere, fewer troops may be selected for promotions, eventually forcing them to involuntary separate from service."
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