What Is Happening In The UK Military Will Soon Happen In The U.S. Military

Photo: A review after the election will earmark cuts to Forces projects and personnel. (Peter Nicholls/The Times)

500 Soldiers Face Losing Their Jobs To Help MoD Balance The Books -- Times Online

As a group of MPs warned that the Ministry of Defence faces a funding black hole of up to £80 billion over the next decade because of poor budgeting, it emerged that up to 500 soldiers would lose their jobs under a plan to modernise the Army.

The MoD may need to cancel a number of multibillion-pound equipment projects to tackle its growing financial deficit, according to the Public Accounts Committee .

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My Comment: To get a better grasp of the funding problems in Britain, the following article from the Telegraph illustrates the mess that they are in.

Army patrols in Afghanistan 'cancelled due to lack of ammunition'

I predict that in the next 2-3 years (if not sooner), the US military will be facing the same shortfalls and lack of resources.