Force Structure: Restructuring and Rebuilding the Army Will Cost Billions of Dollars for Equipment But the Total Cost Is Uncertain
Author: Janet A. St. Laurent
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Published: 2008-09
Total Pages: 23
ISBN-13: 1437903665
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe high pace of overseas operations is taking a heavy toll on Army equip. Harsh combat and environmental conditions over sustained periods of time have exacerbated equip. repair, replacement, and recapitalization problems. To support ongoing operations and prepare for the future, the Army has embarked on 4 initiatives: (1) restructuring from a div.-based force to a modular brigade-based force; (2) expanding the Army by adding 74,000 people; (3) repairing, replacing, and recapitalizing new equip.; and (4) replacing equip. borrowed from its pre-positioned equip. sets. This statement addresses: the equip. related cost of Army initiatives, and the mgmt. challenges facing the Army and the actions needed to improve its implementation of these initiatives.