Military Minute 11 Mar 24

I’m Papa Penguin and this is your Military Minute.

The Army and the Air Force have found the most bureaucratic way ever of dealing with their recruiting struggles. Reduce the size of the force.

https://www.military.com/daily-news/2024/03/11/air-force-reduces-end-strength-goal-budget-proposal-bets-big-recruitment-bonuses.html

https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-army/2023/03/13/the-army-keeps-getting-smaller/

This math for morons is similar to the ostrich defense. If you don’t see it or acknowledge it, it’s not a problem.

The Army has decided to massively increase funding for barracks. They’re asking for more than $1 billion extra in 2025, a total of $2.35 billion.

That’s about as much as the Navy needs to address deferred maintenance on just one base, Norfolk. And the Army has more than $19 billion in deferred maintenance of buildings.

So build a bunch of new barracks and then don’t maintain them. Brilliant!!

This is the equivalent of lighting $2.35 billion dollars on fire.

https://www.military.com/daily-news/2024/03/11/army-requests-massive-funding-boost-improve-barracks-amid-growing-quality-of-life-concerns.html

Finally an update from the earlier story today. The turd Dejan Belnavis was arrested in California about an hour ago. Here’s to speedy justice.

https://www.telegram.com/story/news/local/2024/03/11/dejan-belnavis-worcester-arrest/72937146007/

And that’s your military minute.