Air Force, Army Personnel Reductions Laid Out in Latest Budget Decision Document

By Jason Sherman, Jen DiMascio / December 15, 2005 at 5:00 AM
The Office of the Secretary of Defense late Tuesday evening issued a sweeping budget decision proposing to adopt an Air Force move to cut tens of thousands of personnel and enact Army plans to reduce the growth of its active-duty ranks and implement Army National Guard cuts, according to Pentagon officials. The classified program decision memorandum -- the third and possibly final PDM -- was issued in draft form Dec. 12. Like its predecessors, the decision document does not terminate...

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