Lawmakers tell DoD sequestration is here to stay

SGT Jim Z. — Thu, 05 Mar 2015 16:45:02 -0500

I really do not like the idea of sequestration because it puts national security at risk. How about this cost saving tactic and cut Congressional benefits and pay.

http://www.militarytimes.com/story/military/capitol-hill/2015/03/05/sequestration-testimony/24425625/

Lawmakers: Sequestration is here to stay

Several influential Republicans and Democrats bluntly told top Pentagon officials that the budget caps known as sequestration are unlikely to change

Response by SSG Robert Burns made Mar 5 at 2015 5:01 PM

SSG Robert Burns — Thu, 05 Mar 2015 17:01:51 -0500

Can we impeach congress?

Response by 1SG Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 5 at 2015 5:34 PM

1SG Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 05 Mar 2015 17:34:18 -0500

Here is the problem as I see it and it frustrates me. The people who vote on the amount of money the Armed Forces receive and the amount of money that the politicians receive are the same. They are not going to cut their own pay. Would you? So what can we do about it? We can't just not vote because some how some way we will have a person in office. They are going to continue taking money from us because it doesn't effect them and i honestly can not think of one thing we can do about it. We are at the mercy of the lawmakers making laws that benifit them.

Response by SSG Eddye Royal made Mar 5 at 2015 9:51 PM

SSG Eddye Royal — Thu, 05 Mar 2015 21:51:28 -0500

From a retired military stand point, if Congress would have thought things through they would have never agreed the the President on the most stupidisted thing in the world.. It's puts Vets retirement (comp) check against, active duty (pay) against, Cilivans (SSN) if you can see it this was then it's more understandable.

This does not count any Black Ops Projects, that is not in the normal budget that each President sends to Congress each year.

Response by SGT Tyler G. made Mar 5 at 2015 10:14 PM

SGT Tyler G. — Thu, 05 Mar 2015 22:14:26 -0500

I actually think the military's budget is too bloated even with sequestration. We waste a lot of money on things we don't need. When we spend more on our military than the next eight countries combined and three times as much as the second biggest (China), that is too much especially with our deficit. It is shameful however when the military puts these cuts onto the soldiers' shoulders. In reality, we've become too fat, used to receiving so much money that we are able to be wasteful. We need to become a more fiscally conservative force.

Response by Capt Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 5 at 2015 10:15 PM

Capt Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 05 Mar 2015 22:15:02 -0500

There's no doubt that we have to make cuts, our budget is mathematically unsustainable. But here are a couple of problems I've noticed from sequestration:

1) Despite being given less money and personnel (military and contractor), we are still expected to maintain the same Ops tempo - in fact I'd say it's increasing in some ways. Do more with less. We need expectation management

2) The government/DoD is afraid to cut entire programs. Instead, they cut out parts and pieces - leaving it at an unsustainable level - such that it dies off slowly. If you're going to make massive cuts to a program, you need a sensible disposition plan - or just bite the bullet and cut it entirely.