2014 and beyond

SFC James Baber — Sat, 21 Dec 2013 09:19:39 -0500

For the upcoming year, we have all seen the proposed budget deal in the news and online, what do you think will be the most immediate effects on the training and impending withdrawal projected for Afghanistan?

Response by CPT Aaron Kletzing made Dec 21 at 2013 9:27 AM

CPT Aaron Kletzing — Sat, 21 Dec 2013 09:27:21 -0500

I think 2014 will continue to see the large scale restructuring of military commands, as we trim and right-size the force for the future. I would also expect some unpopular budget changes to emerge during the year internal to the DoD -- for example, shifts back to garrison-oriented spending versus plussing up units with weapons, etc. as they would be mobilizing. I also expect general cuts across the board to programs the DoD considers non-essential, and unfortunately some tertiary Family-Morale programs will get the ax and this will cause some unrest.

Response by SPC Christopher Smith made Jan 4 at 2014 8:43 PM

SPC Christopher Smith — Sat, 04 Jan 2014 20:43:36 -0500

Do you agree or disagree? Why?

Response by CW2 Joseph Evans made Jan 5 at 2014 2:55 AM

CW2 Joseph Evans — Sun, 05 Jan 2014 02:55:46 -0500

I think 2014 will be an interesting election year. <br>Are you going to vote for the Fascist Republicans? or the Communist Democrats? Maybe a third party?<br>Maybe, just maybe, you'll get out and take a look at your candidate at a town hall and decide if he's a party ideologue, bought and paid for or a human being... <br>