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Possible Personnel Cuts at Army Special Operations Command Loom

Frank Wolfe

Tuesday, September 19th, 2023

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A looming challenge for U.S. Army Secretary Christine Wormuth and Gen. Randy George, the nominee to become the next Army Chief of Staff, is opposition among those in the service's special forces community to a possible 10 to 20 percent personnel cut to help fund Army modernization. The proposal is under consideration for the Army's fiscal 2025 budget request, and congressional defense authorizers have already moved to head off the possible cuts that may target specific billets. Section 597 of…

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