Posted on Mar 28, 2022
Biden budget would mean smallest Army since WWII
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Biden budget would mean smallest Army since WWII
By Davis Winkie and Jen Judson
Mar 28, 01:45 PM
Maj. Gen. Antonio Aguto, then the commanding general of the 3rd Infantry Divsion, swears in new recruits from the Hinesville Recruiting Center during the Twilight Tattoo on May 18, 2021, on Fort Stewart, Georgia. (Army/Sgt. Lance Hartung)
Amid a major land war in Europe, the Biden administration’s fiscal 2023 budget request would temporarily shrink the active duty Army to 473,000 troops if enacted by Congress.
That could leave the service at its smallest size since 1940, when it had just over 269,000 troops. Other historical lows include an authorized 476,000 in fiscal 2017 and nearly 478,000 in fiscal 1999 at the nadir of the post-Cold War drawdown.
PO1 William "Chip" Nagel Lt Col Charlie Brown SSG Michael Noll Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen Cpl Vic Burk MAJ Dale E. Wilson, Ph.D. SGT Charlie Lee PO2 Marco Monsalve SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth ] SSG William Jones Sgt (Join to see) 1SG Dan Capri CDR Andrew McMenamin, PhD SrA John Monette SPC Nancy Greene SGT Mark Anderson LTC (Join to see) SGT James Murphy SGT Damaso V Santana
Biden budget would mean smallest Army since WWII
By Davis Winkie and Jen Judson
Mar 28, 01:45 PM
Maj. Gen. Antonio Aguto, then the commanding general of the 3rd Infantry Divsion, swears in new recruits from the Hinesville Recruiting Center during the Twilight Tattoo on May 18, 2021, on Fort Stewart, Georgia. (Army/Sgt. Lance Hartung)
Amid a major land war in Europe, the Biden administration’s fiscal 2023 budget request would temporarily shrink the active duty Army to 473,000 troops if enacted by Congress.
That could leave the service at its smallest size since 1940, when it had just over 269,000 troops. Other historical lows include an authorized 476,000 in fiscal 2017 and nearly 478,000 in fiscal 1999 at the nadir of the post-Cold War drawdown.
PO1 William "Chip" Nagel Lt Col Charlie Brown SSG Michael Noll Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen Cpl Vic Burk MAJ Dale E. Wilson, Ph.D. SGT Charlie Lee PO2 Marco Monsalve SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth ] SSG William Jones Sgt (Join to see) 1SG Dan Capri CDR Andrew McMenamin, PhD SrA John Monette SPC Nancy Greene SGT Mark Anderson LTC (Join to see) SGT James Murphy SGT Damaso V Santana
Biden budget would mean smallest Army since WWII
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Joe Biden
Office of the President (POTUS)
Budget
Posted >1 y ago
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Boots in uniform is the fastest way to reduce the Army's budget SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL. Cutting the number of troops is the only way to fund social programs in their minds. Other Military programs are far more difficult to chop, unfortunately. It's the old "Guns vs. Butter" argument from Econ 101.
Then in 5 years or less, another conflict will break out. Then all the experts will exclaim- "we need a Bigger Army NOW..!"
Then in 5 years or less, another conflict will break out. Then all the experts will exclaim- "we need a Bigger Army NOW..!"
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