Study on National Guard under way

Casey Wants Army End Strength Untouched During DOD's Savings Drill

/ September 17, 2010 at 9:45 PM
Army Chief of Staff Gen. George Casey said last week that he fears that efforts to save money on defense could turn on cutting end strength, a step he believes should not be taken in the near term as the service recovers from combat operations in Iraq and continues fighting in Afghanistan. "For the Army, the big thing for us is to maintain our end strength for a sufficient amount of time so that we can reset and reconstitute the...

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