Army Weighs 'Worst-Case' Impact of Force Cuts On Stateside Bases

By Sebastian Sprenger / January 28, 2013 at 3:00 PM
A new assessment considers the loss of 126,000 personnel as a worst-case scenario Army leaders may have to face as they orchestrate a force-reduction slated to save billions of dollars by late 2017. The figure is included in a recently published draft programmatic environmental impact assessment, required by law for the kinds of adjustments the Army is carrying out under its "Army 2020" vision. That plan includes a reduction in active-duty soldiers, plus -- most likely -- a reorganization of...

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