US Military to chop 20% of all top brass

[NutLoose]

Now there's an idea

Hagel: Top military brass to be cut 20 percent - US News and World Report (http://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2013/07/16/hagel-top-military-brass-to-be-cut-20-percent)

[BlindWingy]

Didn't we say that we were going to do the same thing? How did that work out?

[GreenKnight121]

Indeed... all of the brass doorknobs, push-plates, and railings in all DOD buildings are to be removed and sold for their scrap value, and replaced by ones made of carbon-composite (gold-plated), stainless steel, and mahogany (as appropriate).

:E

[Just This Once...]

So we would be lead by the 'top wood'?

[thing]

Woodentops?

[Danny42C]

Deadwood ?

[SASless]

DOD....Knob-less! Nah....we just will trade one lot for another!:ugh:

[PPRuNeUser0172]

Turkeys don't vote for Christmas!

[Heathrow Harry]

Seriously - if we fired 50% of SO's would there be any detrimental effect?

[Willard Whyte]

Seriously - if we fired 50% of SO's would there be any detrimental effect?

All bull**it meters would have to be reset at a lower threshold. Otherwise, no.

[Wetstart Dryrun]

Come the revolution, comrades.....

[Heathrow Harry]

It has always interested me that when wars break out about 6-12 months in it becomes a necessity to run off almost all the SO's, Admirals, Generals etc who were in place when it started

Obviously the talents required in a peace time are not exactly suitable when the balloon goes up.............................

[NutLoose]

I always thought they were there simply to say "yes we can do that" to HM Gov, then in retirement they change to " we have been cut and are far to stretched to do that"

[Heathrow Harry]

and all that brass adds a touch of distinction to Royal events

besides - where else would we get Lords Lieutenant of the County from?

[SwitchMonkey]

I thought we had already chopped a large (relatively) number of SOs in the redundancy tranches?

Ministry of Defence cull sees RAF lose third of officers - Telegraph (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/defence/9020489/Ministry-of-Defence-cull-sees-RAF-lose-third-of-officers.html)

I know 1 in 6 doesn't quite = 20% but it's not a million miles adrift. Does anyone know how many actually went, and how many jumped ship regardless of redundancy?

[lj101]

Tranche 1

http://www.dasa.mod.uk/applications/newWeb/www/apps/publications/pubViewFile.php?content=5100&date=2011-11-10&type=pdf&PublishTime=09:30:00

Tranche 2

http://www.dasa.mod.uk/applications/newWeb/www/apps/publications/pubViewFile.php?content=5100&date=2012-08-24&type=pdf&PublishTime=09:30:00

[GreenKnight121]

I thought we had already chopped a large (relatively) number of SOs in the redundancy tranches?

Ministry of Defence cull sees RAF lose third of officers - Telegraph (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/defence/9020489/Ministry-of-Defence-cull-sees-RAF-lose-third-of-officers.html)

I know 1 in 6 doesn't quite = 20% but it's not a million miles adrift. Does anyone know how many actually went, and how many jumped ship regardless of redundancy?

I realize that nothing outside the UK matters, or even exists to some... but this thread is about AMERICAN cuts in top ranks.

and all that brass adds a touch of distinction to Royal events

besides - where else would we get Lords Lieutenant of the County from?

So the Royals invite US "brass" to their events to add distinction? :p

I guess they think that UK "brass" isn't up to the task. http://images.ibsrv.net/ibsrv/res/src:www.pprune.org/get/images/smilies/evil.gif

However, I think your LLs aren't US citizens.

[SwitchMonkey]

Ah, you see that was me making assumptions again. I assumed the thread originator was British and I assumed that the comment "Now there's an idea" meant that we, the British, should follow the American example and chop 20% of our senior officers too.

Rather silly of me really.