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| Military Seeks More Money, Fewer Troops |
| 2006-02-07 |
| Posted by:ed |
| #3 Remember that 'retirees', pay and medical, are carried in the Defense budget. And the personnel portion of the budget is the one big consumer of that budget. Rummey and boys have to show the consequences years out from even this budget on the impact that all has. They need to disconnect a lot of the retirement portion out of the operating budget and carry it as a separate obligation. One it shows what Congress owes without the Hollyweird bookkeeping and, two, it provides a more clear picture of what DoD has to actually operate with. |
| Posted by: Cruter Uninter1758 2006-02-07 09:18 |
| #2 When it comes to comventional equipment and force structure we need to pair down the force. SOCOM is a bit different in that they are net equipment centric, meaning units are not built around a Tank or Artillery piece. SOF units are built around a small team and the equipment bought is to support the team, not the tank. This is good restructuring for our future wars. |
| Posted by: 49 Pan 2006-02-07 07:46 |
| #1 The Dimwitocrats are stuck in the Cold War. Doing more with fewer troops equates to greater end strength....make it so. |
| Posted by: Captain America 2006-02-07 00:20 |