Comments on: Army’s Funds Drying Up

By: Rick Mills

Rick Mills — Sat, 16 Dec 2006 02:52:03 +0000

TELL MR. GATES, RANGLE, PELOSI, THAT 40 YEARS IS LONG ENOUGH, THE ARMY/ MARINES NEED NEW EQUIPMENT,BETTER BENEFITS,AND YOU WILL GLADLY CONTINUE TO DEFEND THIS GREAT NATION FOR YEARS TO COME. MAY GOD CONTINUE TO BLESS YOU. MERRY CHRISTMAS

By: Walt Keda

Walt Keda — Fri, 29 Sep 2006 00:27:55 +0000

FCS is wildly out of control. Have you read the latest Army response to the CBO report that said FCS was unaffordable, growing from $93B to over $300B now? The Army said, basically, we need it no matter what the cost. Someone has to stop the insanity in the Army. The funny thing is that even the Army can’t prove that having an FCS Army in Iraq would not make one bit of difference. That says volumes!

By: Tom

Tom — Thu, 28 Sep 2006 15:56:04 +0000

If there is no money now,
What’s gonna happen when the babyboomers start demanding their social security?

By: AirSix

AirSix — Wed, 27 Sep 2006 16:13:20 +0000

The truth nobody in the building wants to say: This is an Army war. (And Marines.) It is door-to-door, looking for people whose names and faces we know. The Navy and AF can do some enabling, but GWOT is a grunt war. Jointness is nice, but this war isn’t joint.
The latest QDR even agrees that this is the shape of wars to come. So the money should go where the need is, and where the future lies.

By: Mike Burleson

Mike Burleson — Wed, 27 Sep 2006 13:19:08 +0000

How about a 50%-25%-25% split of the budget, in the Army’s favor.

By: BT

BT — Wed, 27 Sep 2006 02:11:12 +0000

MERC

By: Noah (the other one)

Noah (the other one) — Wed, 27 Sep 2006 01:30:26 +0000

There is no profit in the regular army — you need mercs for profit. That’s why regular forces are bootstrapped — the money is going to private contractors. Think about that when it’s time to vote.

By: sven

sven — Wed, 27 Sep 2006 00:58:38 +0000

As a retired inf. NCO. it seems to me that we should be using an appropriate weapon, that being D-Con. All we have to do is scatter it around, and await the results. Come to think of it, it might not be a bad idea to scatter some around Capitol Hill.
The biggest difference between this war and any other one that we’ve been in is this; THESE PUPPYS WILL FOLLOW YOU HOME!!!!!
Ol’ Sarge in Amarillo

By: Byron Skinner

Byron Skinner — Tue, 26 Sep 2006 18:21:38 +0000

Good Morning Folks,
A great post that cuts to the chase, at the DoD it’s all about the money and the big defense projects, the men and women filling the boots in Afghanistan and Iraq are a distant secondary consideration.
When U.S.troops come back with stories like I heard lask week at a military reunion from the son of a friend of mine who just got back from his second combat tour with the 10th. Mtn. Div. According to this trooper in the North Eastern part of Afghanistan where he served the troops were on one MRE a day, potable water was rationed to two liters a day and after about a week of on half water many troops had to be put on IV’s to be rehydrated.
These are the guys, the only Americans chasing bin Laden and we as a country can’t even provide the with three MRS’s a day and enought water to keep them heakthy at 7K ft., but can agrure with straight faces that we need any aircraft with a 22 in it’s name, a Missile Defense System that DOESN’T work, the FSC that can’t even provide radio equipment in Afghanistan where as a platoon leader can talk to his company commander.
As the young Sgt. that I talked to said, “This just plain ole sucks.”. Needless to say this soldier who is the son and grandson of Silver Star holders and wanted to make the Army his career also is on his way out the door. I wonder if any of those who support those bloated programs would stand up and take his place?
ALLONS,
Byron Skinner
This post is dedicated to Ed and Casey, true American Heros.

By: BT

BT — Tue, 26 Sep 2006 18:12:03 +0000

The overall defense budget can’t increase forever. If that is case then it makes no sense for the US AirForce and the US Navy to get equal portions.
All of these USN, USAF Cold War wonder weapons need to take a back seat to the Army’s needs. If it has no utility for the GWOT it has to go. I don’t want to hear about some future threats from everyone’s favorite “Communist” nation-state. Everyone knows what I think about that possibility.
The USN and USAF need to get significantly smaller, and cheaper; and the US Army needs to get bigger and better. DOD needs to accept this new reality, and determine what is really important for the GWOT. They can