Posted on May 19, 2020
With recent stimulus packages, is there a good chance that the Army will be forced to ditch some of its modernization plans?
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Will the Army be forced to cut many of its upgrade programs, one of them being the M16/M4 rifle? Your thoughts?
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CW3 Kevin Storm
The Navy is already getting ready for it. The Army would do well to be ready for the swinging axe. More so if the White House changes parties.
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LTC Jason Mackay
CW3 Kevin Storm they are considering options. https://breakingdefense.com/2020/05/army-braces-for-post-covid-cuts-gen-murray/
Army Braces For Post-COVID Cuts: Gen. Murray
“I've heard some people talk about [going] back to a BCA [Budget Control Act] level of funding,” Gen. Murray says, referring to the steep cuts also known as sequestration. “And I've heard some people say that it's even going to be worse than BCA.”
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The current govetnment is spending money like budgets, debt, and deficits don't matter. I don't foresee them all of a sudden tightening the belt - and starting with the military.
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CW3 Kevin Storm
You assume that in Nov there won't be a change. There is good chance that it may go the other way and the party of blue is known to knife us for domestic projects.
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SFC Casey O'Mally
CW3 Kevin Storm I am not saying that budget reduction is impossible or even inconceivable. However, current projections show a very high likelihood of Republicans holding on to the Senate. Even if they lose the WH, Senate appropriations will keep the whittling to a minimum.
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