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On one hand, many in the world of foreign policy think the US military has become top heavy, and the number of admirals/generals is being cut back (I think both
by hackuser 10y ago
On one hand, many in the world of foreign policy think the US military has become top heavy, and the number of admirals/generals is being cut back (I think both the Sec'y of Defense and congressional leaders are on board with this).
On the other hand, executives serve an important purpose, and it's always easy to say 'there's too much bureaucracy' without actually having any idea how much bureaucracy is needed.
- chris11 10y agoAnd I've heard that US military doctrine is to focus more on reducing the number of enlisted and lower ranked soldiers than reducing the number of military leaders when becoming a peacetime army. Because it's easier to get inexperienced people than military leaders with years of service, and they will need those experienced leaders when they go to war.