Secretary of the Army John McHugh responds to a question from a member of the Senate Appropriations defense subcommittee, Mar. 21, 2012 on Capitol Hill. McHugh and Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. Raymond T. Odierno testified before the committee on the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2013 and the future year's defense program. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Bernardo Fuller)
U.S. Army Says Only Two Brigades Fully Trained Amid Budget Cuts, Fiscal Uncertainty -- Huffington Post/Reuters
WASHINGTON, Oct 21 (Reuters) - Two years of budget cuts and fiscal uncertainty have forced the U.S. Army to greatly curtail spending on training, leaving it with only two combat brigades fully prepared to go to war, the Army's top officer said on Monday.
"Right now, we have in the Army two brigades that are trained. That's it. Two," General Ray Odierno told a news conference at the annual conference of the Association of the U.S. Army.
Odierno's comments came as he and Army Secretary John McHugh discussed the impact of the recent U.S. government shutdown as well as across-the-board budget cuts that forced the military to slash spending in March, nearly halfway through its fiscal year.
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Army Drafts Plans for Worst-Case Budget Scenario -- Military.com
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