FT. LAUDERDALE, FL -- Army Chief of Staff Gen. Raymond Odierno said this week that while current plans call for the service to eliminate eight brigade combat teams, leaving a total of 37, officials are discussing the possibility of cutting the number of BCTs to as few as 32. Odierno, speaking to reporters Feb. 23 at an Association of the United States Army conference, said the idea of dropping to 32 BCTs was gaining traction because of plans in the...
