Re: Army Planners Are Weighing Force Reductions of Up to 90,000 Active-Duty Soldiers

On Thu, 3 Apr 2025 23:15:22 -0400
Auric Hellman <adhellman1@gmail.com> wrote:

The Army is quietly considering a sweeping reduction of up to 90,000
active-duty troops, a move that underscores mounting fiscal pressures at
the Pentagon and a broader shift in military strategy away from Europe
and counterterrorism, according to three defense officials familiar with
the deliberations.

It's not totally insane, although it's probably not super smart
either.  Apparently the White House has decided that if Russia wants to
overtake the rest of Europe Trump&Co will let that happen and not give
a shit.

The next war will be in the Pacific and it will involve the Navy, Air
Force, missiles, and drones.  Not an Army of land-based troops.

Expect to see other parts of the military ramp up in kind.