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Thanks for the info. I just assumed the Army had sufficent equipment and maintenace in theater for the manpower availible. Also assumed current units were fully manned. Things should at least be better than when I was in 25 years ago working with aged Vietnam-era equipment that frequently broke.
My thoughts are that more "boots on the ground" are needed to win and hold ground as opposed to having the latest technology and more stuff. The Pentagon should certainly put more money towards ground troops and less towards projects like the Joint Strike Fighter given that the insurgent's air assests haven't amounted to much.
During the 1980's military build-up, they crammed 300 soldiers into my basic training battery that should have held half as many. I wonder if they are using this cost-saving strategy today.
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