U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster IIIs from the 437th and 315th Airlift Wings, Charleston Air Force Base, S.C., fly in formation during a strategic brigade airdrop exercise involving a 13 multi-ship formation on Dec. 18, 2008. DoD photo by Staff Sgt. Michael B. Keller, U.S. Air Force. (Released)From Washington Post:
The Army needs to add at least 30,000 active-duty soldiers to its ranks to fulfill its responsibilities around the world without becoming stretched dangerously thin, senior Army officials warn.
"You can't do what we've been tasked to do with the number of people we have," Undersecretary of the Army Nelson Ford said in an interview last week. "You can see a point where it's going to be very difficult to cope."
Already, the Army lacks a strategic reserve of brigades trained and ready for major combat, officials said, and units being deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan are receiving new soldiers at the last minute, meaning they have insufficient time to train together before crossing into the war zone.
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My Comment: These are just minimal figures.
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