The US Army is reducing the number and preparing for the Grand Difficult Wars - AR

In total, 24,000 servicemen will be reduced in the US Army. Of these, about 3000 people will be reduced in army special units due to the end of the struggle in Iraq and Afghanistan. The US Army against the backdrop of problems with the staff will be restructured and reduce its number by 24,000 people. Reduction of almost 5% of jobs will affect mostly those positions that have remained unoccupied. This was reported on February 27 by Associated Press journalists.

The material states that the restructuring is carried out to strengthen the opportunities for the large -scale war, since the army is fighting the lack of recruits, which makes it impossible to recruit enough soldiers to fill all vacancies. Thus, the total number of US military personnel in full military service is now about 445,000 soldiers. While the US Army in its current structure can have up to 494,000 soldiers.

According to the new plan, the goal is to attract a sufficient number of servicemen over the next five years to reach 470,000 levels. At the same time, the reduction will affect mainly empty positions related to the fight against insurgents, the number of which has increased under Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, but which are no longer needed. Thus, about 3,000 people will be reduced in the Army forces of special operations.

The reduction will also affect the positions in mechanized joints that have been engaged in the training of foreign troops and positions in the Army forces of special operations. It is noted that restructuring will allow about 7,500 servicemen to other parts and joints, including Air Defense and UAV units, as well as up to five new operational groups worldwide with extended cyber intelligence and long distances. "We are moving away from the fight against terrorism and insurgents.