Faced w/ 15K Recruiting Shortfall, Pentagon Has a Plan
Oct 10, 2023 15:04:38 GMT
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Post by icemandios on Oct 10, 2023 15:04:38 GMT
Army considers big cuts to Special Ops forces
The Army fell 15,000 shy of its enlistment goal in 2022
Sean Noone
Updated: Oct 6, 2023 / 06:22 PM CDT
WASHINGTON (NewsNation) — The U.S. Army may scale back its Special Operations forces, including Green Berets, in favor of more conventional military operations, according to multiple reports.
The Wall Street Journal and Military.com report a 10% cut in Special Forces personnel. The move, which would impact about 3,000 troops, is being made to “enable the Army to rebalance toward the large conventional ground forces needed in a potential fight in Asia,” according to the Journal.
The potential move comes amid lagging recruitment numbers
Fears of tension in the Pacific also play a role, according to reports
The Army fell 15,000 shy of its enlistment goal in 2022
Sean Noone
Updated: Oct 6, 2023 / 06:22 PM CDT
WASHINGTON (NewsNation) — The U.S. Army may scale back its Special Operations forces, including Green Berets, in favor of more conventional military operations, according to multiple reports.
The Wall Street Journal and Military.com report a 10% cut in Special Forces personnel. The move, which would impact about 3,000 troops, is being made to “enable the Army to rebalance toward the large conventional ground forces needed in a potential fight in Asia,” according to the Journal.
With America’s evacuation from Afghanistan and scaled-back counterterrorism operations in the Middle East, the Army may see an opportunity to boost lagging enlistment numbers among the rank and file.
[What? This seems to make no sense to you? Well, that's why you don't work at the Pentagon.]