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Army Guard ' In Dire Situation' - Politics, Business, Civil, History - Posted: 7th Aug, 2006 - 9:11pm
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In the USAPost Date: 2nd Aug, 2006 - 1:04pm / Post ID: #
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Army Guard 'in Dire Situation'
ARMY GUARD 'IN DIRE SITUATION'
More than two-thirds of the Army National Guard's 34 brigades are not combat ready, mostly because of equipment shortages that will cost up to $21 billion to correct, the top National Guard general said Tuesday.
Ref. https://www.cnn.com/2006/US/08/01/combat.re...s.ap/index.html
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Situation Dire in Guard Army
This is a frightening thought, considering the escalating conflicts in the middle east right now.
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| Once a taboo subject for the military, often buried deep in classified documents, readiness levels -- generally ranked from C-1 (the best) to C-4 (the worst) are now being used as weapons themselves to force money out of Congress and the administration. |
I hope Washington realizes soon that they can't have their cake and eat it too. War is expensive.
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