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Politics : Foreign Affairs Discussion Group
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To: Hawkmoon who wrote (132446)5/10/2004 5:55:04 PM
From: unclewest  Read Replies (2) of 281500
 
On another point, I would like to get your input (since I find your opinion one of most credible on this thread) related to what I perceive is a need to revamp the DOD force structure so there there is more of a bias towards Army manpower requirements. It's clear to me that we have two choices available to us (and both may be required).

It is clear that we need to expand our Army manpower pool since a good part of this "war on terror" is going to be a ground action. This manpower adjustment can come from adjusting current inter-service active duty slots from other services and transferred to the Army..

Or it can come from a general expansion of total slots that the Army is allocated. My view is that Army requires at least 100,000 more slots available, with major emphasis on Combat Arms.

Hi Hawk,
I do think the Armed Forces need to be expanded...all of them. That is why I support the Democratic sponsored initiative and bill to reinstate the draft. Certainly if we had the half million troops cut during Clinton's years, we would have more in Iraq and Afghanistan today. But saying we need more boots on the ground and finding and getting them there are two different things.

Shifting slots around is not going to do it...Every service needs more personnel.

Recruiting is not going to do it either. We just added 5 or 6 thousand to the recruiting requirement for this year. It remains to be seen if that can be done.

Historically, recruiting diminishes substantially in year three of a war. We are entering year three.

I see only one solution to substantially increase military manpower....the draft. And the draft may also be needed soon to retain current strength levels.
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