Evaluating the Army's Ability to Regenerate: History and Future Options
Abstract
In late 2011 and early 2012, the U.S. Army had largely ended its operations in Iraq and was reducing its commitments in Afghanistan. It was also beginning to substantially reduce the size of its forces in response to the Budget Control Act of 2011. According to the 2014 Army Posture Statement, under the fiscal year (FY) 2015 Budget request, the Army's active component (AC) end strength was to be reduced from approximately 490,000 to 450,000 soldiers, and the Army National Guard from 350,000 to 335,000, over the period from FY 2015 to FY 2017. The size of the U.S. Army Reserve was to be similar to its FY 2014 level of 195,000. These cuts would leave a Total Army of 980,000 (980K) soldiers. If further sequestration cuts were implemented, Total Army strength would decline to 920K, its smallest since World War II.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jul 05, 2018
- Accession Number
- AD1055515
Entities
People
- Bruce R. Orvis
- Christina Panis
- Christopher E. Maerzluft
- Craig A Myatt
- Eric V. Larson
- Jaime L. Hastings
- Jill E. Luoto
- Jose R. Rodriguez
- M. W. Markel
- Michael H. Powell
- Shanthi Nataraj
- Tiffany Tsai
Organizations
- RAND Corporation