Posted on Mar 22, 2018
Obama-era sequester decimated U.S. military; Air Force short 2,000 pilots: report
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Republican report. Do you feel this is accurate based on state of military the past few years?
Obama-era sequester decimated U.S. military; Air Force short 2,000 pilots: report
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Nope especially when you consider the DoD and Congressional representatives had plenty of opportunities to remove the sequester. All we ever hear year after year is "we need to spend more on defense" even though we spend more than anyone else. All those cuts in personnel, benefits, non-defense weapons programs and they still didn't know how to balance the books. I've sat in my share of budget meetings and listened to staffers explain why they spent a full year's allocation of funds in 2-1/2 quarters and how they need more funding to get through the fiscal year. The military hasn't been fiscally responsible in a very long time nor have they been recently good at force projection.
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SPC Kevin Ford
I remember going out to the range in September to burn off a lot of rounds because if we didn't use them we'd would get less next year. You'll never guess what we were doing the following September...
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MAJ James Woods
SPC Kevin Ford - Yes. Inability to manage resources and plan long range requirements tend to lead leaders to panic instead of learning how to plan according to available resources.
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Well, two of the words in the sentence are correct. I'm not certain of the term control when it comes to spending though.
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How could one determine the effectiveness of any budget provided to the military without first auditing DOD?
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