User Tag List

+ Reply to Thread
Results 1 to 10 of 10

Thread: Army Mulls 10-20% Cut to Special Operations Forces

  1. #1
    Original Ranter
    Points: 858,929, Level: 100
    Level completed: 0%, Points required for next Level: 0
    Overall activity: 89.0%
    Achievements:
    SocialCreated Album picturesOverdrive50000 Experience PointsVeteran
    Awards:
    Posting Award
    Peter1469's Avatar Advisor
    Karma
    496525
    Join Date
    Jun 2011
    Location
    NOVA
    Posts
    241,660
    Points
    858,929
    Level
    100
    Thanks Given
    153,209
    Thanked 147,535x in 94,395 Posts
    Mentioned
    2552 Post(s)
    Tagged
    0 Thread(s)

    Army Mulls 10-20% Cut to Special Operations Forces

    The Army is talking about 10% cuts to special operators and up to 20% cuts in SoF enablers (logistics, psy ops, civil affairs, etc.)

    Army Mulls 10-20% Cut to Special Operations Forces


    The U.S. Army is considering cutting 10 to 20 percent of their special operation forces, according to Capitol Hill officials and a former top commander of the service’s elite forces.


    Kenneth Tovo, a retired Army lieutenant general who led U.S. Army Special Operations Command, was asked by Sen. Ted Budd, R-N.C., at a Senate hearing on Wednesday about “the administration's plans to cut 10 percent of U.S. Army Special Operations Forces” and their likely effect on the service’s ability “to provide combatant commanders with options for great power competition, counterterrorism and crisis response.”


    “I think it'll be crippling,” said Tovo, who was speaking before the Armed Services subcommittee on emerging threats and capabilities.
    “10 percent of the force is going to be a significant—…the higher end is even 20 percent.”


    Later, a congressional aide went into more detail.


    “I’m told by both mid- and senior-level officials in the Army and special operations that cuts to [special operations forces] are coming. Cuts of at least 10 percent. I say again: at least 10 percent are currently reflected in TAA 25-29. TAA is Total Army Analysis 25-29, which is the Army’s process by which they determine future force structure and inform the budget process,” said the aide, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the cuts.


    "I’m told that the cuts will be most acute on SOF enablers like logistics and intelligence, but that some changes to force structure are also likely for Special Forces, civil affairs, psychological operations," the aide said.


    A second congressional aide confirmed that Army officials were talking with lawmakers and staffers about such cuts but did not say just how deep they might be.


    An Army spokesperson, asked about the potential cuts, referred questions to U.S. Special Operations Command.
    ΜOΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ


  2. #2

    tPF Moderator
    Points: 473,135, Level: 100
    Level completed: 0%, Points required for next Level: 0
    Overall activity: 69.0%
    Achievements:
    Social50000 Experience PointsTagger First ClassYour first GroupVeteranRecommendation First ClassOverdrive
    Awards:
    Master Tagger
    DGUtley's Avatar tPF Moderator
    Karma
    200766
    Join Date
    Jul 2016
    Location
    Northeast Ohio
    Posts
    52,922
    Points
    473,135
    Level
    100
    Thanks Given
    17,060
    Thanked 46,036x in 24,874 Posts
    Mentioned
    886 Post(s)
    Tagged
    0 Thread(s)
    Sure, let's cut what works.
    Any time you give a man something he doesn't earn, you cheapen him. Our kids earn what they get, and that includes respect. -- Woody Hayes​

  3. The Following User Says Thank You to DGUtley For This Useful Post:

    Captdon (05-23-2023)

  4. #3
    Points: 15,699, Level: 30
    Level completed: 25%, Points required for next Level: 751
    Overall activity: 32.0%
    Achievements:
    1 year registeredSocial10000 Experience Points
    NoisyBoy's Avatar Senior Member
    Karma
    3852
    Join Date
    Apr 2021
    Location
    Western Hemisphere
    Posts
    5,513
    Points
    15,699
    Level
    30
    Thanks Given
    4,898
    Thanked 3,848x in 2,466 Posts
    Mentioned
    22 Post(s)
    Tagged
    0 Thread(s)
    This is a purposed weakening of our militarily.It cant be about money. Money is never an object to a Democrat.

    Montani Semper Liberi


  5. #4
    Original Ranter
    Points: 858,929, Level: 100
    Level completed: 0%, Points required for next Level: 0
    Overall activity: 89.0%
    Achievements:
    SocialCreated Album picturesOverdrive50000 Experience PointsVeteran
    Awards:
    Posting Award
    Peter1469's Avatar Advisor
    Karma
    496525
    Join Date
    Jun 2011
    Location
    NOVA
    Posts
    241,660
    Points
    858,929
    Level
    100
    Thanks Given
    153,209
    Thanked 147,535x in 94,395 Posts
    Mentioned
    2552 Post(s)
    Tagged
    0 Thread(s)
    It is about money. The Army, unlike Congress, has to operate within its budget.
    ΜOΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ


  6. #5
    Points: 15,699, Level: 30
    Level completed: 25%, Points required for next Level: 751
    Overall activity: 32.0%
    Achievements:
    1 year registeredSocial10000 Experience Points
    NoisyBoy's Avatar Senior Member
    Karma
    3852
    Join Date
    Apr 2021
    Location
    Western Hemisphere
    Posts
    5,513
    Points
    15,699
    Level
    30
    Thanks Given
    4,898
    Thanked 3,848x in 2,466 Posts
    Mentioned
    22 Post(s)
    Tagged
    0 Thread(s)
    Quote Originally Posted by Peter1469 View Post
    It is about money. The Army, unlike Congress, has to operate within its budget.
    But we can supplement Ukraines military budget as many times as the thug asks....Got it.

    Montani Semper Liberi


  7. The Following User Says Thank You to NoisyBoy For This Useful Post:

    Peter1469 (05-23-2023)

  8. #6
    Points: 34,652, Level: 45
    Level completed: 47%, Points required for next Level: 798
    Overall activity: 2.0%
    Achievements:
    SocialTagger First ClassVeteran50000 Experience Points
    midcan5's Avatar Senior Member
    Karma
    71955
    Join Date
    May 2013
    Location
    Pennsylvania
    Posts
    5,953
    Points
    34,652
    Level
    45
    Thanks Given
    1,333
    Thanked 2,497x in 1,841 Posts
    Mentioned
    301 Post(s)
    Tagged
    0 Thread(s)
    Anyone who has served for a bit knows the military is kinda like your fat uncle. It is a great place to start life as you get an education and benefits but it is bloated. When so called conservatives criticize wasteful spending their eyes are only in one biased direction. Any need to say where.
    Wanna make America great, buy American owned, made in the USA, we do. AF Veteran, INFJ-A, I am not PC.

    "I have never made but one prayer to God, a very short one: 'O Lord make my enemies ridiculous.' And God granted it." Voltaire

  9. #7
    Points: 15,699, Level: 30
    Level completed: 25%, Points required for next Level: 751
    Overall activity: 32.0%
    Achievements:
    1 year registeredSocial10000 Experience Points
    NoisyBoy's Avatar Senior Member
    Karma
    3852
    Join Date
    Apr 2021
    Location
    Western Hemisphere
    Posts
    5,513
    Points
    15,699
    Level
    30
    Thanks Given
    4,898
    Thanked 3,848x in 2,466 Posts
    Mentioned
    22 Post(s)
    Tagged
    0 Thread(s)
    Quote Originally Posted by midcan5 View Post
    Anyone who has served for a bit knows the military is kinda like your fat uncle. It is a great place to start life as you get an education and benefits but it is bloated. When so called conservatives criticize wasteful spending their eyes are only in one biased direction. Any need to say where.
    Ha. Just like a progressive to suggest anything that helps efficiency in the military is a bloated item. What is bloated is the military/industrial complex. How many politicians are getting fat and happy off of that relationship? And I'm talking both sides of the isle.

    Montani Semper Liberi


  10. #8
    Points: 143,727, Level: 91
    Level completed: 19%, Points required for next Level: 2,923
    Overall activity: 74.0%
    Achievements:
    Social50000 Experience PointsOverdriveVeteran
    carolina73's Avatar Senior Member
    Karma
    43644
    Join Date
    Sep 2019
    Posts
    57,473
    Points
    143,727
    Level
    91
    Thanks Given
    56,051
    Thanked 43,649x in 28,239 Posts
    Mentioned
    154 Post(s)
    Tagged
    0 Thread(s)
    The military is as bad as working for a corporation. They make changes to what works just so they can say they changed something.
    In 10 years someone will have the bright idea to build special teams of highly skilled operatives to take care of unique situations. What should we call them?
    Let's go Brandon !!!

  11. #9
    Points: 264,301, Level: 100
    Level completed: 0%, Points required for next Level: 0
    Overall activity: 86.0%
    Achievements:
    50000 Experience PointsSocialVeteranTagger First ClassOverdrive
    Awards:
    Activity Award
    MisterVeritis's Avatar Senior Member
    Karma
    307871
    Join Date
    Oct 2014
    Location
    Northern Alabama
    Posts
    104,523
    Points
    264,301
    Level
    100
    Thanks Given
    94,656
    Thanked 39,245x in 27,866 Posts
    Mentioned
    385 Post(s)
    Tagged
    0 Thread(s)
    Cut them. Money is needed to build up deterrent forces in the Pacific.
    Call your state legislators and insist they approve the Article V convention of States to propose amendments.


    I pledge allegiance to the Constitution as written and understood by this nation's founders, and to the Republic it created, an indivisible union of sovereign States, with liberty and justice for all.

  12. #10
    Original Ranter
    Points: 858,929, Level: 100
    Level completed: 0%, Points required for next Level: 0
    Overall activity: 89.0%
    Achievements:
    SocialCreated Album picturesOverdrive50000 Experience PointsVeteran
    Awards:
    Posting Award
    Peter1469's Avatar Advisor
    Karma
    496525
    Join Date
    Jun 2011
    Location
    NOVA
    Posts
    241,660
    Points
    858,929
    Level
    100
    Thanks Given
    153,209
    Thanked 147,535x in 94,395 Posts
    Mentioned
    2552 Post(s)
    Tagged
    0 Thread(s)
    Quote Originally Posted by MisterVeritis View Post
    Cut them. Money is needed to build up deterrent forces in the Pacific.
    I do wonder what SoF would be used for in a war with China.
    ΜOΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ


+ Reply to Thread

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts