Photo: Rep. Joe Wilson, R-S.C.Wilson: Prepare For Tighter Budgets, Force Drawdown -- Stars And Stripes
Military personnel who seek to extend their careers should stay in shape and stay out of trouble because the armed forces will strive to keep only the best through a post-war drawdown period, warns the new chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Rep. Joe Wilson, R-S.C., said his priority will be to improve quality of life for servicemembers, their families and veterans. But the 63-year-old lawmaker and retired Army National Guard colonel also recognizes that tight defense budgets and planned force reductions, particularly for Army and Marine Corps, are part of the new “realism” for the military.
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My Comment: His job is not going to be easy .... U.S. budget deficits have reached dangerous levels, and something will have to be done now because if not .... future cuts will only be deeper and probably done with no planning.