In the defense budget request for 2023 that was recently submitted by the Biden administration, it is being projected that the size of the U.S. Army will decline by 12,000 soldiers…
The 2023 defense budget request just released by the Biden administration reduces the size of the Army by 12,000 soldiers. It isn’t that the Army doesn’t need those soldiers—senior leaders have consistently said the Army is too small. The reason for the cut is that the Army projects that they won’t be able to recruit enough people to meet their quotas.
Considering the fact that we are on the verge of war with Russia, you would think that our politicians would be doing all that they can to make sure that we have enough troops.