[vundy33]

The biggest hit the budget cuts will give will be on the Department of Defense. The Army alone is getting rid of 80,000 troops, and any soldier that's ever been hurt while in has to watch their backs, including myself.

Just one example of budget cuts on the Defense budget...instead of active-duty special operations pilots flying us around on this upcoming deployment, we're going to be flown by a majority of National Guard pilots. That's not good, at all, and I dread it. I really can't get my head around some of our military's most needed and best units, like special operations and their pilots, are getting denied, especially the pilots. The unit I'm talking about is the 160th SOAR and some of their attached units..the best pilots on earth. They had plenty enough resources to fly us on our last deployment, which was during the 30,000 troop surge. It's just stupid to take away from any special operations unit, and that's what's happening.