How do you feel about the cutbacks to Army forces? Do you feel the Army is just trimming the fat? Who should be worried?

They are cutting to the bone and endangering the country.

I hope to provide a comprehensive sensible answer here. The two reduction programs (QMP & QSP) have very different metrics for identifying those being targeted to leave the service.

The QMP targets those with various derogatory performance problems (GOMOR, Relief for Cause NCOER and etc.) While the QSP targets those that have limited room for continued service based on the time they've already served.

We must continue to recruit to keep our generational force fully manned, if we closed the recruiting mission we lose capability and it has a long term effect when considering schooling, those that would compete for Warrant Officer/OCS/Drill Sergeant/Recruiter and etc. We cannot miss a year or we have a generational gap in our force. Hope this helps a little, or at least provides a broadening perspective.

You always need to worry in a downsizing. Especially one where large cuts are being made. There is unfortunately more urgency to making the cuts now than there is to making the right cuts.