Draw Down

[drone]

If we weren't involved in wars we didn't need to be we would need no contractors.

What are these "wars" you keep going on about?

[Fisherking]

LOL the US has an army about the right size to defend Kansas and he thinks it should be cut so we won’t go on any adventures.

Adventures are the province of politicians and if they can’t find anyone else they’ll send the Boy Scouts. At least until they can start a draft.


Just so you understand the equation; In Vietnam we had platoons of Infantry that were about 48 men with body armor and M-16s. A company was 250 combat troops. We had 16 Divisions and about 18 more in the Reserves.

Today an infantry platoon has 16 men with body armor and carrying M-16s. A company is about 48 combat troops. We have 8 divisions missing one third of their paper strength and another 7 or so in the Reserves and they are not up to strength either.

The big advantage those 16 men have over the 48 is a GPS. That way the Lieutenant has a harder time getting lost when you give him a map.

[Centurion1]

strike your wrong.

[drone]

The big advantage those 16 men have over the 48 is a GPS. That way the Lieutenant has a harder time getting lost when you give him a map.

So the current platoon these days is 2 squads, 2 fireteams each? Or did they just eliminate the SAWs and grenadiers?

[a completely inoffensive name]

Strike is completely right here. All this talk countering him amounts to nothing more than "You are going to get invaded if you make drastic cuts." (lol) "Troop platoons are already from here to here and if you make them from here to here, America will collapse." (lol) "You can't change the system, it is too cemented into the political culture." (lol)

All in all, fear mongering and apathy at the system are the reasons why we should not reduce the military portion of the budget from 25% to 20%. Great reasons guys.