🇺🇸 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