🇺🇸 The last time the US Army was organized for major conventional war it boasted just over three quarters of a million active duty personnel. Today it has just over 463K and is missing recruiting goals while simultaneously leaning on the Guard component more heavily than it ever did during the Cold War. The Army simply doesn't have the personnel to meet operational & training obligations, while also giving the troops downtime in garrison.
Aggravating this problem is the steady increase of the T3R ratio post Gulf War. Meaning combat arms represents a decreasing percentage of the overall force.
📎 Patrick Fox
THE COST OF THE AMERICAN DREAM HAS EXPLODED.
Owning a home.
Buying groceries.
Driving to work.
Paying insurance.
Even your morning coffee.
Nearly every major household expense costs dramatically more than it did just a few years ago.
Over the last 7 years:
• Coffee: +127%
• Home prices: +60%
• Auto insurance: +51%
• Gasoline: +49%
• Electricity: +44%
• Shelter: +35%
• Groceries: +33%
And that's before paying for healthcare, transportation, or eating out.
This is why so many families feel like they're falling behind even when they get a raise.
The biggest financial problem for millions of Americans is that everything is going up at the same time, while the government keeps showing a 2% inflation target.
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