The Shrinking U.S. Military

Photo: Gen. Raymond Odierno, U.S. Army

Next Army Chief Isn’t So Cool With A Smaller Force -- Danger Room

Back in January, then-Defense Secretary Robert Gates announced that the Army would get smaller as U.S. troops left Iraq and Afghanistan. Unsurprisingly, the Army’s next top officer isn’t particularly nuts about that idea – and hopes folks on Capitol Hill will reconsider.

There’s no doubt that budget cuts are going to put big pressures on the size of the Army, Gen. Raymond Odierno told a Senate panel on Thursday morning. Over 40 percent of the Army’s budget is spent on its soldiers. “The Army will pay [for those cuts] in force structure,” Odierno said.

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My Comment: He may not be cool with it, but he has no choice.