"Good officers who’ve risked their lives to serve the nation will have to leave"

via Stars and Stripes...

 The Army drawdown continues this week, when about 1,100 Army captains will receive word that their military careers are about to end. Another 500 majors will get the same news in early July.
The cuts were planned by officer separation and early retirement boards that convened this spring to review 19,000 active-duty officers for possible early separation. It’s all part of the Army’s effort to smoothly trim down to a number that, thanks to federal budgetary uncertainty, remains unclear.
There were about 28,000 captains and nearly 17,000 majors in the Army on April 30, according to Defense Department statistics.
Army Vice Chief of Staff Gen. John Campbell, who sat down with Stars and Stripes recently to discuss Army end-strength cuts, said the separations aren’t something anyone wanted. Good officers who’ve risked their lives to serve the nation will have to leave, he said.
“They’re in the Army now, and in other times they’d probably continue to stay in the Army,” he said. “But this is not normal times.”

A couple of things...

First, many are saying that the US Army is making moves to encroach on USMC turf.  Quite honestly you can stop worrying.  The US Army is going to be hard pressed to maintain expertise in their core competencies much less make huge moves into the realm of amphibious warfare.

Second, they're cutting into their muscle...both for now and into the future.  They might be about to force out of the service the next Army great.

And finally, think about the ramifications of this.  Combat experienced, physically fit, highly competent individuals that dedicated themselves to the service of our nation, often at the expense of their own families, are about to be shown the door.

Kinda makes you think these guys might be a bit pissed huh?

Major Hat Tip to Modern Survival Online for the article.