Army Job Cuts is Response to Recruiting Problems: Retired Officer

The U.S. Army’s recent announcement that it’s shrinking its force by 24,000 soldiers is “undoubtedly” related to its failures in recent years to reach its recruitment goals, according to a retired Army major. By fiscal year 2029, the Army plans to “shrink excess” and reduce its number of personnel from 494,000 to 470,000. The Army said it is ridding itself of a “largely unmanned ‘hollow’ force structure, build new formations equipped with new capabilities needed for large scale combat operations.” To retired Maj. Charles “Chase” Spears, who was once assigned to U.S. Army Recruiting Command, the Army’s restructuring proposal is “an institutional reaction to its inability to solve the recruiting problem.”...