Army to Cut 30,000 Troops Over Next 17 Months

| May 14, 2014

I’ve written previously about BCTs affected by the Army’s cutback plans.  Well, courtesy of the Army Times we now have some additional information as to how the Army plans to implement the required personnel cutbacks.

Short version:  10,000 will have to go this year.  And next year, another 20,000.

On 1 Apr, the Army’s end strength was a hair under 520,000 – 519,786, to be precise.  By the end of FY2015, it must be 490,000.

The math is pretty simple.  520,000 minus 490,000 equals 30,000.

About 15% of the expected reduction is projected to come via officer and NCO early separation boards.  The source for the rest was not explicitly identified. However,  those sources can be inferred from the Army’s drawdown strategy, which

. . . features a combination of reduced recruiting and re-enlistment missions, early outs for short-timers who are headed to college or are in units scheduled for inactivation, and strict enforcement of disciplinary and performance standards. The strategy also includes selective early retirement and reduction-in-force boards for officers, and separation and early retirement boards for NCOs who are in overstrength career fields and specialties.

However, per the current CSA, GEN Rayomond Odierno, voluntary separation incentives are currently not a part of the strategy.  I guess R&R and $400 million helicopters must be more important.

Well just Bless Our Hearts, It’s Christmas Almost.

Category: "The Floggings Will Continue Until Morale Improves", Big Army

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rb325th

Hollow Force. The new(old) strategy for defeat.

In the meantime, Chucky wants to open enlistment to folks with mental disorder because it would look good to a minority of americans.

stuart povick

I go almost daily to Joint Base McGuire / FT Dix …. the majority of Army troops are a trainwreck …. overweight obese and mostly minorities and female ….. Thank God for the Marines they still look fit and sharp ….. the Army ones I see are usually more interested in their i-pods or cell phones 🙂

MSGRetired

Well that’s a Reserve Base not Active Duty. Take a trip down to FT Bragg ..

ANCCPT

Oh, come on now, MSG, some of us USAR actually play by the rules and maintain height/wt/uniform discipline. We do try to kick out the fatties, but there’s a lot of people that game the system, and somehow keep getting promoted. Boggles the mind.

MSGRetired

I didnt mean to disrespect the Guard or Reserve, its just the PT standards and Height & Weight tend to get overlooked a bit.

MSGRetired

Here ya go Stuart, dont want you to feel left out ..

http://phantom-rc.com/gary/fatmarinechick.jpg

Sparks

MSGRetired You gotta be shittin’ me! Is that picture for real or just some clown in an old set of fatigues she found. Please say it ain’t so.

MSGRetired

She was probably on her way out the door, found the picture on USMC web site.

Sparks

Well she didn’t gain that heft in basic. So how did she get by the recruiter and to basic to start with? I am just shocked by seeing her in uniform!

A Proud Infidel®

For the love of Humanity,

SHOOT IT BEFORE IT MATES AND LAYS EGGS!!!

LebbenB
MSGRetired

Here we go, the Clinton Era all over again !

LebbenB

You read my mind, Brother. Talk about doing more (Much, much more!) with less.

thebesig

They’re saying the same things now that they said 20 years ago… things like, “We’ll have a smaller but ‘more capable’ force!” Or, “We’ll have a smaller force, but will be able to do more with less!”

They said that they were doing to do the draw down responsibly back then as well.

LebbenB

“No more Task Force Smiths!”

Which was the title to a video that was mandatory viewing for all Soldiers just prior to the 90’s drawdown.

ANCCPT

So, question: Anyone know where we can find out how much each corps is going to get cut? I’m interested in AMEDD, mostly. I want to see how hard we’re going to get clobbered.

LebbenB

If this drawdown is anything like the one in the 90’s, Combat Arms branches will take it on the chin. CSS branches were less affected.

Rick

But if I out myself as a tranny, will Hagel force them to retain me? Actually though, I’m a lesbian trapped in a man’s body.

A Proud Infidel®

Damn, then if I’m concerned about getting cut, all I have to do is show up for PT in a skirt and heels, then I could ride Hagel’s “Quota Wagon”!

Feel free to shoot me dead if I were to ever do that for real!

LebbenB

And change your name to Kilnger.

LebbenB

I meant Klinger. Dammit, where’s that coffee?

A Proud Infidel®

None for me, I’ll have a shot and a beer instead! I’m nearing the end of another night shift.

LebbenB

Put Jameson’s in your coffee.