The Army is caught in a delicate balancing act as it juggles modernization, readiness, and unstable funding, according to the service's vice chief of staff. Gen. Daniel Allyn told reporters at a June 21 breakfast in Washington that there are two key "risk factors" associated with the simultaneous drawdown of forces and an increase in demand for them. First, he said, "our forces that are trained and ready are in high demand, and the readiness required to produce them places...
