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The Army would shrink to 380,000 troops, the Marines Corps to 150,000.
The Navy would lose three carriers, and the Air Force would begin
mothballing its B-52 bomber fleet under a worst-case budget scenario
outlined Wednesday by Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel.
In addition, Tricare fees would go up, housing allowances would be slashed,
pay raises would be scaled back, and commissary subsidies would be reduced, Hagel said -- unless Congress and the White House can agree to lift the sequestration deficit-reduction process that is projected to take
$500 billion out of defense budgets over the next 10 years.
The re-balance of forces to the Pacific under the national defense strategy introduced by President Obama would also come under renewed scrutiny
from the budget planners.
Read More:
Hagel Forecasts Massive Cuts to Troop Numbers | Military.com
The Navy would lose three carriers, and the Air Force would begin
mothballing its B-52 bomber fleet under a worst-case budget scenario
outlined Wednesday by Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel.
In addition, Tricare fees would go up, housing allowances would be slashed,
pay raises would be scaled back, and commissary subsidies would be reduced, Hagel said -- unless Congress and the White House can agree to lift the sequestration deficit-reduction process that is projected to take
$500 billion out of defense budgets over the next 10 years.
The re-balance of forces to the Pacific under the national defense strategy introduced by President Obama would also come under renewed scrutiny
from the budget planners.
Read More:
Hagel Forecasts Massive Cuts to Troop Numbers | Military.com
