Deeper Cuts Anticipated For Marine Corps And Army Force Structure

摘要

The Marine Corps and Army are likely to shrink their force structures in the coming years more than senior military leaders have publicly acknowledged, according to analysts and active and former service officials. Last month in a discussion with reporters, Marine Corps Commandant Gen. James Amos defended plans to cut his service's force from 202,000 to 182,100 troops by 2016, noting the prospect of more defense-spending cuts has not prompted the service to draft plans for an even smaller force.