- The U.S. Army has released a whitepaper detailing plans for restructuring, including reductions and expansions in different areas.
- The document was released as part of the Army’s shift from counterinsurgency to large-scale combat operations against technologically advanced adversaries, as stated by Army Secretary Christine Wormuth.
- The restructuring aims to accommodate new capabilities being introduced as part of a significant modernization effort spanning the next two decades.
- The changes will create 7,500 new positions for soldiers, offset by a reduction of 32,000 spaces to address both over-structure and recruitment challenges, leading to a “hollow force structure.”
- The Army’s current force structure is 445,000 active-duty soldiers, with plans to increase to approximately 470,000 by fiscal 2029.
- The planned restructuring will focus more on corps and division-level operations and less on brigade combat teams.
- The whitepaper emphasizes aligning force structure with end strength to maintain readiness, transform recruiting efforts, and provide strategic flexibility.
- The U.S. military is at its smallest size since before World War II, with recruitment numbers at their lowest since 1941.
- Pentagon officials highlight challenges in recruiting from Gen Z, contributing to the smallest active-duty troop numbers since before the U.S. entered World War II.
- Congress passed a $886 billion defense bill, reducing active-duty troops to 1,284,500 from 1.39 million in 2023, prompting calls for a “national call to service.”
- Recruitment challenges persist across the Army, Navy, and Air Force, with only the Marine Corps and Space Force meeting their targets. The services missed 2023 recruitment targets by a combined 41,000 personnel.
US Army CUTTING 24 THOUSAND Jobs, Military Has Recruitment CRISIS
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