America’s military needs reform, but few can say why
Everybody talks about military reform. Few talk about what benefits it will bring to America.
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Vandergriff explains the US Army’s leadership problem
A $trillion per year doesn’t buy a force that can win wars. A top military reform expert explains why.
Our army’s bloat of officers is one reason it can’t win wars
Since Korea, our military has been unable to win wars. As we slide to war with Iran, let’s ask “why?”
The cost of too many generals: paying more to get a less effective military.
Summary: This chapter of our series about the US military’s officer corps examines what previous posts described as one of its crippling weaknesses — bloat. Having too many officers runs up the military’s cost while making it less effective. The data shown here should be dynamite blasting DoD from their comfortable niche into reforms. But …
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A step to getting an effective military. We might need it soon.
Summary: This post about the decayed state of the US military and its prospects for reform brings us full circle, describing the problem and a step on the path of reform. Although losing wars has not damaged America yet, let’s not tempt fate by delaying repair to our lavishly funded and massive forces. We can …
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