The Pentagon plans to cut 40 thousands of troops

The Pentagon plans to reduce 40 thousand ground troops over the next two years. This was reported by the newspaper USA Today.

“The Army Command plans to cut 40 thousand military personnel over the next two years. The reduction will affect units located both within the country and abroad,” the publication notes.

At 2008 year, the list of US Army 539 675 soldiers in the ranks, 360 351 in the National Guard and 197 024 in the reserve of the armed forces. The army is managed by a special department headed by a state secretary (administrative, not military position). The highest position, the Chief of Staff of the US Army, is on the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

The US Army is a land force (troops) designed to conduct combat operations on land, and the army is organizationally separated from the Navy and the Air Force, Marine Corps, Transport Corps, National Guard, Coast Guard, Military Police. Included in the US Armed Forces, and is a type of US armed forces.