Costs of Withdrawing Army Troops from Europe
Abstract
In response to the Defense Subcommittee's request for assistance during their review of U.S. defense commitments, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimated the costs of withdrawing U.S. troops stationed in Europe. This memo summarizes CBO's findings and transmits a final version of its estimates. This memo also discusses the effects of having current overseas forces on U.S. trade balances. CBO has confined its estimates to the costs of withdrawing some of the 205,000 U.S. Army troops now stationed in Europe. They estimated the costs of withdrawing from 5,000 to 70,000 personnel. Results show that there are one-time costs and savings associated with these withdrawals, along with recurring savings. The net effect on costs depends mostly on whether the troops that are withdrawn from Europe also are eliminated from the Army's strength. If they are eliminated, the savings could be substantial. If the troops stay in the Army, the one-time costs for basing them in the United States, and possibly for prepositioning additional equipment in Europe, could be many times the size of annual recurring savings.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 01, 1982
- Accession Number
- ADA452640
Entities
People
- Nora R. Slatkin
Organizations
- Congressional Budget Office