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Originally Posted by longrange1947
Old quote from the 70s:
"We have been doing so much, with so little, for so long; that they now expect us to do everything, with nothing, forever."
Have that on a wall plaque from 72.  |
I was just looking at the US Army total headcount in 1970 and 1975.
Looks like approx a 40%+ headcount reduction.
Which I assume would have had considerable impact on specialist unit recruitment from a big picture gross numbers pump in/pump out perspective.
I don't know the difference in specialist unit headcount ratios from 1970 to 1975 nor now, but I can imagine the strain on producing qualified specialist personnel would have been immense, and indicates some potential challenges in the period ahead.
No offense to the old school fellas, but I would think the additional skillsets that keep getting layered on top over the years that lengthen the "manufacturing pipeline" adds a further headwind to gaining, or even just maintaining, capability.