Posted by oldtanker on January 17, 2013 at 15:13:14 from (66.228.255.239):
In Reply to: Question for WWII buffs posted by Fritz Maurer on January 15, 2013 at 19:54:04:
Our big problem in Astan is lack of enough boots on the ground. One young guy I know showed me on a map the area his division was covering. By all rights to cover that area they need about 3 1/2 to 4 division. And really the area isn't that big. To really cove all of Astan would require 20-25 divisions. The active duty Army is 10 divisions.
Active Divisions
1st Armored Division, Fort Bliss, Texas
1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas
1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kansas
2nd Infantry Division, Camp Casey, South Korea
3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Georgia
4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colorado
10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, New York
25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii
82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina
101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Kentucky
Each Mech Infantry and Armor division is over 20,000 people but only about 8,000 are combat jobs, the rest are support. 8.000 men don't cover a very large area when you consider 24 hr ops and part of those guys are going to be refitting or on reaction force.
So now we have to relye on unreliable "allies" to contol the bulk of Astan.
So under current guidlines set by congress about the size of the military we can't win this one. It's not the hearts and minds of our service men and women, it's the lack of man power and unwillingness of the tax payer to fund a larger military while trying to get the national budget under control and pay the deficit.
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