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Originally Posted by dyna mo
What's the current #? If we're looking at a 5 -1 ratio of supply personal to fighters, if I recall correctly, then the difference is what, 30,000 fighters less? I don't see how this is better than cutting other parts that are clearly hemorraging money.
While I don't agree with cutting military employees, or really military spending, I do have issues with the idea of cutting a-10 program while leaving the f35 project ( and the others like it) intact.
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Well I am of the opinion that the number of warm bodies has been to small for a number of years. We should have a minimum of 1,000,000 active duty now and we only have about 520,000...which they want to reduce to 440-450 thousand.
And yes...even though the A-10 is an old system it is an excellent system for ground support...and given a choice over the F-35 I would keep the A-10 and scrape the F-35.