{"id":41646,"date":"2021-05-28T20:19:33","date_gmt":"2021-05-28T20:19:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2021\/05\/28\/army-takes-troop-level-and-spending-cuts-in-biden-budget\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T03:34:20","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T03:34:20","slug":"army-takes-troop-level-and-spending-cuts-in-biden-budget","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/your-army\/2021\/05\/28\/army-takes-troop-level-and-spending-cuts-in-biden-budget\/","title":{"rendered":"Army takes troop level and spending cuts in Biden budget"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/news\/your-army\/2021\/02\/18\/army-taking-a-hard-look-at-what-end-strength-it-can-actually-afford\/#:~:text=The%20active%20duty%20Army%20met,per%20year%2C%E2%80%9D%20said%20Lt.\" target=\"_blank\">Army faces cuts to end strength<\/a> and top line funding in President Joe Biden\u2019s fiscal year 2022 budget request, according to documents released Friday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe reduction for the Army reflects the president\u2019s decision to withdraw all U.S. troops from Afghanistan by the beginning of fiscal year [2022],\u201d said Anne McAndrew, acting Defense Department comptroller, in a media briefing Friday afternoon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All three components of the total Army face small personnel cuts, totaling 1,700 troops. The service\u2019s overall spending will decline from its current fiscal 2021 authorization of $176.6 billion to $173 billion if enacted \u2014 a $3.6 billion decrease. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The cuts will not impact force structure, said Maj. Gen. Paul Chamberlain, director of Army budget, on Friday afternoon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The end strength reductions would come over the strenuous objections of Army Chief of Staff Gen. James C. McConville, who has previously expressed grave concern over the size of the force.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/your-army\/2021\/04\/27\/the-force-is-still-too-small-army-chief-says-and-afghanistan-withdrawal-wont-really-help\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"172\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6471056.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">The force is still too small, Army chief says, and Afghanistan withdrawal won\u2019t really help<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">\u201cI\u2019m very, very concerned about the size of the Army,\u201d Chief of Staff Gen. 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McConville said.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis is the same size Army that we had on 9\/11, and when I take a look at what the requirements are, when I take a look at what historically we needed, and now that we\u2019re in a time of great power competition, I\u2019m very, very concerned about the size of the Army,\u201d McConville said during an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnas.org\/events\/virtual-fireside-chat-with-the-honorable-john-e-whitley-general-james-c-mcconville-and-general-john-m-murray\">April discussion<\/a> at the Center for a New American Security.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">McConville has also warned that withdrawing from Afghanistan will not offer many resources back to the Army, since the total commitment of soldiers to that country is minor at this point in the war. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Former Army Secretary Mark Esper had previously called for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/news\/your-army\/2019\/04\/17\/esper-the-ultimate-size-of-the-army-is-a-moving-target\/\" target=\"_blank\">500,000 member<\/a> active-duty force.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If enacted, Biden\u2019s budget request will cut the Regular Army from 485,900 troops to 485,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2021\/01\/28\/the-guard-isnt-going-home-leaders-fear-retention-may-suffer\/\">Army National Guard<\/a> could shrink from 336,500 troops to an even 336,000, despite <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20210322134848\/https:\/www.stripes.com\/news\/us\/busiest-year-ever-for-national-guard-shows-the-force-should-be-bigger-two-generals-say-1.660357\">senior Guard brass begging<\/a> for more troops after the busiest year for the component since World War II.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe demand signal for the National Guard goes up and up,\u201d said Maj. 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David Baldwin, the California National Guard\u2019s top general, in a January media roundtable. \u201cThe Guard is not big enough and we need to grow.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/land\/2021\/05\/28\/us-armys-fy22-budget-backs-modernization-cuts-down-into-bone-of-legacy-fleet\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"212\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IVAS.jpg_010837.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">US Army\u2019s FY22 budget backs modernization, cuts \u2018down into bone\u2019 of legacy fleet<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The Army takes a hit in the president&#039;s fiscal 2022 budget request, but not enough to derail modernization efforts critical to the future fight &#8230; this time.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The force\u2019s smallest component, the Army Reserve, will reduce by 300 troops from 189,800 to 189,500.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Even as troop numbers go down, though, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2020\/08\/25\/rising-military-personnel-costs-may-mean-future-cuts-in-troop-numbers\/\">spending on military personnel<\/a> is increasing in order to accommodate a 2.7 percent pay raise, 3.1 percent basic allowance for housing increase and other increases to quality of life programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Army may cut from other key areas in order to protect its modernization priorities, too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The service\u2019s military construction budget is slated to decline by 15 percent from $1.4 billion to $1.2 billion, according to the request.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Biden administration is also requesting less in procurement, research, and maintenance funds compared to fiscal 2021\u2032s enacted spending. This includes a $1.3 billion cut to aircraft procurement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Army\u2019s operation and maintenance request is about $700 million less than previously enacted, largely due to changes in the Army\u2019s posture in U.S. Central Command, according to the service. The request will fund 20 Combat Training Center rotations, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/news\/your-army\/2020\/03\/18\/stryker-brigade-available-for-washington-governor-as-army-adjusts-ctc-rotations\/\" target=\"_blank\">four less than last year<\/a>, as well as the new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/news\/your-army\/2020\/10\/14\/new-force-generation-model-aims-to-regionally-align-army-units-give-troops-predictability\/\" target=\"_blank\">Regionally Aligned Readiness and Modernization Model<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><i>Defense News reporter Jen Judson and Army Times editor Kyle Rempfer contributed reporting to this story<\/i>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Army is set to absorb cuts to personnel and spending in 2022, according to President Joe Biden&#8217;s 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