FREE ESSAY ON REDUCING THE MILITARY

REDUCING THE MILITARY

With the end of the "Cold War" America's armed forces are too large and
expensive to maintain while in an era of peace. The roles of the military has changed,
and the United States has come to the conclusion that military might no longer means
having the larger force. Politicians have initiated the closure of bases, the reduced
production by defense contractors, the decrease in military and civilian personnel. The
actions taken to reduce the military has left dwindling numbers, and this must be
changed
to ensure that the U.S. military continues to be a mighty super power. 
The idea of a smaller military was not even considered during the "Cold War", but
today the treat to America is at a all-time low. This has sparked politicians to
restructure
the forces and reduce the spending needed to maintain those forces. These reductions are
based on the budget spending what is not cost effective to the U.S. and the public. The
cost cutting needs to be done, without too large of an effect on the employed personnel,
whether military or civilian (O'Rourke, 2). Though the reductions in the forces still
needs to be made, careful monitoring of the amounts of 
The reductions in personnel have gone past the recommended limit set Congress,
and have created a greater need for personnel. If a conflict were to happen to day, the
U.S. could only send four heavy divisions, compared to the seven sent during the Gulf
War. This greatly decreases America's ability to thwart an attack from several different
countries at one time. This idea of sustaining several conflicts at one time has been a
major Because the U.S. is the last great superpower, it is a very large target, and when
involvement is needed to aid others the forces are diminished the ability to be an
effective
deterrent. Analysts have seen an increased demand for the continued policing actions
that
the U.S. plays a major part in. 
Congress has also cut spending on defense technology, which has caused defense
contractors to make cutbacks in employees. 1.3 million jobs have been cut since the
employment peak of 1987. This has caused increased inflation, and has hurt the economy
of United States. Reconstruction of the spending on the technology needs to equally
dispersed through the market to even out jobs for all defense companies.