The army can cut the strength of 90k while the Pentagon deals with the budget cuts, objectives moved: relationship
The American army It is silently thinking of cutting up to 90,000 active-a massive troops reduction that could drop the strength to a number of 360,000 soldiers, according to a military.com ratio.
The move comes when the defense secretary Pete Hegseth pushes for a cut of 8% The Pentagon budget And while the army shifts its attention from Europe and anti -terrorism missions.
The potential cuts are in line with the aim of the leaders of the defense of remodeling the army in a smaller, faster and higher strength more suitable for future conflicts, in particular in the Pacific in which China is seen as a growing threat.
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Defense secretary Pete Hegseth aims to cut the Pentagon budget of 8%. (Andrzej iwanczuk/nurphoto via Getty Images)
“We are building more combat power by reducing staff and general expenses. The end force could even go up,” wrote the spokesman for the army Cynthia Smith in an e -mail to Fox News Digital. “This will be a leaner army, more lethal and larger.”
No further contexts have been offered by the army in their and -mail to Fox News Digital on the matter.
Although official numbers have not been confirmed, according to the internal discussions of a military.com relationship, it is possible that the cuts pass from 450,000 Active troops Wherever between 360,000 and 420,000.
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The cuts of the army proposed arrive in the wake of the request of the Secretary of State Marco Rubio to increase NATO European expenditure during a visit to Brussels Thursday. (Jacquelyn Martin/Pool/AFP via Getty Images)
An officer warned that the cuts could hit hard if not carefully managed. “If we reduce the strength without a clear conservation strategy, we risk losing talented people who have other options,” said the official to Milit.com.
The American army was a key actor in supporting NATO in the midst of the Russian war in Ukraine, a mission the Trump administration He has often criticized.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio, speaking from NATO headquarters Thursday in Brussels, he delivered a clear message by President Donald Trump: Europe must intensify.
“He is against a NATO without the ability necessary to fulfill his obligations,” said Rubio. “This is a difficult truth, but that must be faced.”
The equipment and military vehicles of the US army are depicted during the preparations for the load on freight ships for repatriation from the port of ESBJERG during the Raven Assistal operation to ESBJERG, western Denmark, on April 3, 2025. (Bo Amstrup/Ritzau Scanpix/AFP via Getty Images)
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The army cut about 24,000 positions related to anti -terrorism last year, but those roles were mostly not filled.
Despite the recruitment challenges in recent years, the army has achieved its 2024 enrollment objective of 55,000 by the end of the September tax year.
