Army Leaders Continue To Paint Dire Budget Picture

By Tony Bertuca / October 21, 2013 at 5:30 PM
Army Secretary John McHugh and Chief of Staff Gen. Raymond Odierno said today that the threat of sequestration, coupled with a continuing resolution, has set the stage to cripple the readiness and capability of the nation's ground forces. "Functioning like this is just dysfunctional," Odierno told reporters gathered at the Association of the United States Army's annual convention in Washington today. "Since I have been chief of staff of the Army it's been nothing but budget uncertainty." Odierno warned that...

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