via Defense One.
Consider the trajectory of the draw down. It hasn't been a ramp. Its been a cliff. Additionally they aren't going after leadership. They're going after future leaders or "seed corn". Many Soldiers will tell me that this is a natural part of Army life...after a war there is a draw down. I'm telling them that this is way too steep for the target numbers. Sequestration is being factored in as we talk. 420,000 is the new target that the Army is reaching ... they just haven't told the rank and file yet.
The Army will lay off about 500 majors as part of its ongoing downsizing effort, the service has announced.Read the whole story but the numbers don't lie. The US Army is going below 490,000.
The military branch used involuntary separation boards to determine to determine where the number of soldiers exceeded future force requirements. The Army announced earlier this yearit planned to select from a pool of 19,000 captains and majors to reduce the size of its force in the post-war era. The service laid off 1,100 captains earlier this summer.
Consider the trajectory of the draw down. It hasn't been a ramp. Its been a cliff. Additionally they aren't going after leadership. They're going after future leaders or "seed corn". Many Soldiers will tell me that this is a natural part of Army life...after a war there is a draw down. I'm telling them that this is way too steep for the target numbers. Sequestration is being factored in as we talk. 420,000 is the new target that the Army is reaching ... they just haven't told the rank and file yet.
