While the U.S. military is now 30 percent smaller than at the end of the Cold War and forecast to shrink even further, it has 20 percent more three- and four-star generals.
Ken Calvert: “While the U.S. military is now 30 percent smaller than at the end of the Cold War and forecast to shrink even further…”
On the recordMarch 12, 2014
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Calvert highlights military downsizing alongside an increase in high-ranking officers.
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