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comment by matjam
matjam  ·  3431 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: The US Army to cut 40,000 soldiers and 17,000 civilians over 2 years

The US Army is continually increasing the amount of effectiveness one soldier provides.

My feeling is that they have done the math and know that in a few years time that they will be back at the current 'strength' with just some of the improvements in drone warfare and other kinds of technological advancements.