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NEWS AND VIEWS THAT IMPACT LIMITED CONSTITUTIONAL GOVERNMENT

"There is danger from all men. The only maxim of a free government ought to be to trust no man living with
power to endanger the public liberty." - - - - John Adams

Saturday, October 24, 2015

Obama Fires 120,000 Soldiers



A Bipartisan Screw Job

---- It is easy to crap on Dear Leader for slashing the army, but remember it is the GOP Congress that votes the money. Congress has been cutting the army and navy for years. A "crazy" Blogger like me might even conclude that the GOP is anti-military.


(Washington Free Beacon)  -  The Army has disclosed that it has cut 80,000 soldiers since 2010 and plans to reduce the force by another 40,000 by the end of 2017, bringing the total active number of troops to 450,000, according to a report to Congress that was recently released under a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request.
“Nearly every Army installation will experience reductions of some size,” according to the report, which was obtained and released by the Federation of American Scientists (FAS).
It warns of a “permanent reduction of sizable numbers of members of the Armed Forces,” which translates to a 21 percent total cut across the board.
“Significant structure cuts at overseas installations have already occurred,” according to the report.
The Army will be forced to further cut its budget in 2018 and beyond, according to the report
“These force structure reductions and the resulting impacts on installation populations could be significant to both military communities and to the defense posture of our nation.”
At least six Army installations will see their forces cut by more than 1,000 soldiers, according to the report. These include Fort Benning in Georgia, Fort Bliss in Texas, Fort Hood in Texas, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Alaska, Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington, and Schofield Barracks in Hawaii.
The continuing cuts come as the military faces massive and ongoing budget cuts that have not only reduced the forces but have also impacted the purchase and maintenance of military hardware.
Still, “force structure reductions and the resulting impacts on installation populations could be significant to both military communities and to the defense posture of our nation,” the Army says in the report.
An additional number of posts in the civilian Army workforce will also be eliminated by 2019, the report states.
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