How many times can the Army fix itself before it is irrevocably broken?

CPT Jack Durish - Our country and the military have shown extraordinary abilities in "fixing itself" when required, however, for the most part, that was accomplished with the full support of the American people and the Administration. For the military to dig itself out of the hole it is now finding itself in, we must, first, stop digging, and second, get people in office with the desire to have a military capable of defending our country. The liberal policies of the current Administration continue to cause the deterioration of the military in every regard, from social experimentation, to budget, to manpower, to modernization, to training, and on and on (many of which are inextricably linked, such as budget to so many other issues in the military). In addition, the social/moral degradation of our country may fail to produce personnel with the patriotism or will to do what it takes to fix the military.

Our armed forces can survive anything. It is that long standing American spirit. The more you throw at me the taller I stand. Now, briing it.

I don't think the Army is even close to broken. However, this century will present significant challenges for our military. First, the rest of the world has realized that no standing conventional military in the world can stand and fight the US military. Their answer has been adaptation into irregular warfare, proxy warfare, and cyber warfare where there are no "rules of war," clear battlefields, or easily defined end and beginning. The US military and our national policy must evolve to efficiently fight these types of warfare. Second, our country has just fought the longest war in our history with an all volunteer military while simultaneously overcoming the great recession -- both events took a considerable amount of money. It will take a lot of sacrifices from all areas of government to address our national debt. A broken Army -- hell no! An Army facing significant challenges, for sure.