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2016-05-09 Home Front: WoT

Army shrinks to smallest level since before World War II

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Posted by Fred 2016-05-09 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11133 views ] Top

#1 If only our welfare rolls shrank accordingly.

Posted by Raj 2016-05-09 00:37|| 2016-05-09 00:37|| Front Page Top

#2 "Thanks Obama" say all those who wish to see America taken down and dominated by outsiders.

Posted by Snereque Gluling8027 2016-05-09 01:38|| 2016-05-09 01:38|| Front Page Top

#3 ...The headline is slightly misleading - still almost twice the number of soldiers as pre-WWII - but bad enough. Worse when you remember that the 'tooth-to-tail' ratio (shooters vice support) was 1:3 in 2008; it's gotta be at 1:4 or worse now...which means that out of that 450,000 we'll have in 2018, 112,500 or so will be real shooters.

It ain't enough.

Mike

Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2016-05-09 05:43|| 2016-05-09 05:43|| Front Page Top

#4 Well it sure is a good thing we aren't involved in wars all over the globe and being the peacekeeper of the planet then!

/sarc

Posted by DarthVader 2016-05-09 10:38|| 2016-05-09 10:38|| Front Page Top

#5 Roughly equivalent to three brigades equates to a division an infantry division.

Posted by 49 pan 2016-05-09 18:22|| 2016-05-09 18:22|| Front Page Top

#6 As Instapundit often sez there is more opportunity for graft in the 1:4 ratio.

Posted by BrerRabbit 2016-05-09 18:31|| 2016-05-09 18:31|| Front Page Top

#7 What #4 Darth said.

Posted by Barbara 2016-05-09 20:33|| 2016-05-09 20:33|| Front Page Top

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