welcome home heroes .. we dont need you anymore.

"WIESBADEN, Germany — The Army plans to trim its enlisted ranks of staff sergeant and above starting in April according to a Nov. 14 memorandum.

The memo, signed by Thomas R. Lamont, assistant secretary of the Army for manpower and reserve affairs, says the Army will use the Qualitative Service Program to identify noncommissioned officers for involuntary early separation from active duty.

Army spokesman Lt. Col. Timothy Beninato wrote in an email to Stars and Stripes that the memo was “inadvertently distributed” and added that details are still being refined. He said specifics should be released in the coming weeks.

Troops will be evaluated for early separation based on three board processes, according to the memo."

http://www.stripes.com/news/army-to-trim-nco-ranks-starting-in-april-memo-says-1.164636

 

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Lockheed Martin Corp., Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Fort Worth, Texas, is being awarded a $485,000,000 not-to-exceed cost-plus-fixed-fee undefinitized modification to a previously awarded advance acquisition contract (N00019-10-C-0002). A total of $131,500,000 is being obligated at time of award. This modification provides the F-35 Lightning II, Joint Strike Fighter Low Rate Initial Production Lot V production non-recurring requirements inclusive of special tooling/special test equipment and subcontractor technical assistance for the Air Force, Navy, and the Cooperative Partner participants. Work will be performed in Fort Worth, Texas (30 percent); El Segundo, Calif. (20 percent); Wharton, United Kingdom (20 percent); Turin, Italy (15 percent); Nashua, N.H. (8 percent); and Baltimore, Md. (7 percent). Work is expected to be completed in December 2013. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract combines purchases for the Air Force ($186,725,000; 38.5 percent); the U.S. Navy ($186,725,000; 38.5 percent); and the Cooperative Partner participants ($111,550,000; 23 percent). The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md., is the contracting activity.

 

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well thats 27,000 more people added to the unemployment rolls at least.

I wonder what kind of numbers the other branches have to draw down.

 

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Mark it. The OP is not allowed to complain about federal budget cuttings measures anymore.

You cannot simultaneously complain about military spending and then complain about cutting military budgets.

the salvation army?

 

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lol this is nothing new. The Army always trims ranks when they're over capacity. Especially when they start getting dead weight.

Besides, none of this even goes into effect for another 3 years.

 

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