11.09.2013, 22:27
Zitat:The Army will eliminate at least 12 combat brigades, relocate thousands of soldiers and cancel $400 million in construction projects as the first wave of federal budget cuts takes aim at military communities around the country.
In a massive restructuring, Army leaders said Tuesday that they will slash the number of active duty combat brigades from 45 to 33, as the service moves forward with a longtime plan to cut the size of the service by 80,000. And they warned that more cuts — of as many as 100,000 more active duty, National Guard and Reserve soldiers.
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Wobei es ja zugleich interessantererweise der Plan ist, jeder Brigade wieder drei Kampftruppenbataillone zu verpassen anstelle der heute üblichen zwei bei den meisten Brigaden. Ansonsten würde die Zahl der Soldaten noch sehr viel heftiger absinken.