Army To Keep 450,000 Soldiers If It Gets 450,000 ‘Likes’
Washington, D.C. — The Army is turning to social media to save its active-duty end-strength, sources confirm. The Army and Congress have agreed that for every "like" its personnel plans receive above 420,000, the Army will be allowed to keep one additional personnel slot.
The Army has been facing heavy troop cuts in difficult fiscal times. Reductions will run from a war-time high of 570,000 soldiers to a potential low of 420,000 soldiers.
Army leadership panicked when the Air Force’s mission-critical Tops In Blue performance group was recently shut down.
“If they’re gone, who’s safe?” asked outgoing Army Secretary John McHugh. “Non-essential fields like Explosive Ordnance Disposal, Artillery and the Quartermaster Corps are definitely on the chopping block. We’ve got to pull out all the stops to try and save these soldiers.”
With the agreement, enlisted soldiers with less than 10 years of service are being tasked with preserving the senior service’s strength.
“Most of these guys spend 90% o…
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