Posted on May 25, 2023
Army Special Operations Could Be Cut 10% as Military Looks to Conventional Warfare
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Is this a strategy that really should be considered?
The Army is mulling cuts to its special operations programs in the coming years, potentially trimming the forces amid a general U.S. military shift in attention to more conventional capabilities and wars.
A planning process known as Total Army Analysis, which the service is using to plan its budget requests to Congress in fiscal years 2025 to 2029, projects a cut of about 10% to Special Forces, a congressional aide confirmed to Military.com.
Army special operations has become synonymous with unconventional warfare. Its Green Berets and other commando units were the cornerstone of the Global War on Terror in the years after 9/11. But as the service pivots its focus toward China, those unconventional units could see cuts in favor of building up the rank and file.
The Army is mulling cuts to its special operations programs in the coming years, potentially trimming the forces amid a general U.S. military shift in attention to more conventional capabilities and wars.
A planning process known as Total Army Analysis, which the service is using to plan its budget requests to Congress in fiscal years 2025 to 2029, projects a cut of about 10% to Special Forces, a congressional aide confirmed to Military.com.
Army special operations has become synonymous with unconventional warfare. Its Green Berets and other commando units were the cornerstone of the Global War on Terror in the years after 9/11. But as the service pivots its focus toward China, those unconventional units could see cuts in favor of building up the rank and file.
Army Special Operations Could Be Cut 10% as Military Looks to Conventional Warfare
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Considered? Yes. We should consider all options.
Probably even enacted. Our Special forces have ballooned over the last generation. We have become too reliant on them for even relatively normal missions.
Scale them back, reserve them for their unique missions, and plus up the conventional forces for a conventional fight.
Probably even enacted. Our Special forces have ballooned over the last generation. We have become too reliant on them for even relatively normal missions.
Scale them back, reserve them for their unique missions, and plus up the conventional forces for a conventional fight.
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Absolutely. If one of the lessons learned in the Ukraine isn't that Special Forces aren't especially effective in a large scale conventional war, then we have a serious leadership problem.
The other lesson that should be obvious by now is that technology is only effective if the Army/Military can combine it with trained troops and leadership that can combine it into a coherent strategy. Listening to some/most of the Retired Generals, I'm convinced that hasn't happened yet.
My generation of soldiers and officers were the last that trained to fight a conventional war with a near peer opponent. What's the new term? Great Power Competition?
How about pull out of every second and third world toilet we are fighting in today and focus on real threats to the US.
Revolutions in Military Technology are generally only revolutionary for a couple of months.
The other lesson that should be obvious by now is that technology is only effective if the Army/Military can combine it with trained troops and leadership that can combine it into a coherent strategy. Listening to some/most of the Retired Generals, I'm convinced that hasn't happened yet.
My generation of soldiers and officers were the last that trained to fight a conventional war with a near peer opponent. What's the new term? Great Power Competition?
How about pull out of every second and third world toilet we are fighting in today and focus on real threats to the US.
Revolutions in Military Technology are generally only revolutionary for a couple of months.
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Just in time with the war with communist China.
If they're just adjusting their total slots because they lost so many people who refuse to get the vaccine.
I am sure many have left because of critical race Theory and lack of cookies leadership since the Kindler gentler military has evolved into not having the proper advertising instead they do gender or sexual identity politics or have and drag queen petty officer recruit the Navy which ends up hurting retention.
https://www.militarytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2022/04/27/the-vast-majority-of-troops-kicked-out-for-covid-vaccine-refusal-received-general-discharges/
If they're just adjusting their total slots because they lost so many people who refuse to get the vaccine.
I am sure many have left because of critical race Theory and lack of cookies leadership since the Kindler gentler military has evolved into not having the proper advertising instead they do gender or sexual identity politics or have and drag queen petty officer recruit the Navy which ends up hurting retention.
https://www.militarytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2022/04/27/the-vast-majority-of-troops-kicked-out-for-covid-vaccine-refusal-received-general-discharges/
The vast majority of troops kicked out for COVID vaccine refusal received general discharges
“I can tell you there are no operational impacts across the force for readiness,” Marine Corps Lt. Gen. David Ottignon told lawmakers.
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