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30K boost temporary

Jan-29-2004 » Filed Under: General Military

In testimony before a Congressional hearing yeterday, Army Chief of Staff Gen. Peter Schoomaker outlined the short and long-term transformation plans of the Army. The Stryker program is mentioned briefly. The restructuring is supposedly the largest in 50 years.

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By Jim Garamone

WASHINGTON, (American Forces Press Service, Jan. 29, 2004) – Although the Army has been given the green light to temporarily increase its size by up to 30,000 troops, Army Chief of Staff Gen. Peter Schoomaker said he opposes a permanent end-strength increase.

The Army is already about 11,000 Soldiers above its congressional limit of 482,400 active-duty troops, Schoomaker told the House Armed Services Committee Jan. 28, explaining that the Army has used emergency authority to meet its commitments in Iraq, Afghanistan, the Balkans and elsewhere.

Speaking at a congressional hearing on the rotation of troops to Iraq, Schoomaker said he has permission from Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld "to grow the Army by 30,000 people." He said this will give the service the personnel needed to handle the stress on-going operations are placing on it.


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