House bill on troop numbers may force Army to 'regroup,' bear additional costs

By Courtney McBride / February 19, 2016 at 4:44 PM
Legislation introduced by members of the House Armed Services Committee that would boost the end strength of the active Army to 480,000 at the end of fiscal year 2016 would force the Army to "regroup," as its FY-17 budget is predicated on reducing to 460,000, according to service budget officials. H.R. 4534, the Protecting Our Security Through Utilizing Right-Sized End-Strength (POSTURE) Act of 2016, introduced Feb. 11 by Reps. Chris Gibson (R-NY) and Mike Turner (R-OH), would halt the Army's...

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