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Soldiers under âenormous strain,â warns Armyâs top enlisted leader
“We’re busier now than we ever have been,” cautioned the Sergeant Major of the Army Michael Grinston.
www.armytimes.com
For the second year in a row, the Army missed its target recruiting goal. According to AUSA, the Army’s projected strength for fiscal year 2024 is roughly 951,800 soldiers, counting active duty, Guard and Reserve. That total marks a 20% decrease from the service’s end strength in 2022.
Contrary to claims that the U.S. military has scaled back its operational tempo during what has been branded as peacetime — a claim that overlooks the risks shouldered by service members still serving in combat zones, like Iraq and Syria — American soldiers find themselves deploying regularly for missions abroad as well as at home.
There are advise and assist deployments in Iraq and Syria, some of which rely on detachments with unique capabilities, such as air artillery defense units. At home, the Army and National Guard have been called upon to serve as duct-tape fixes for everything from the COVID response to support at the U.S.-Mexico border.
But the good news is the Army's trans numbers are up!
Plus after almost a decade we got near 1,000 women in combat arms. What a payoff!