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snappyturtle

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3. I went to the Ft. Hood website and found this about the reduction:

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Wed Jun 26, 2013, 09:06 AM

Jun 2013

"Accordingly, Fort Hood may experience a net loss of approximately 2,900 active component military positions by the end of Fiscal Year 2017 -- a seven percent reduction in the number of Soldiers at Fort Hood. This includes the inactivation of the 4th BCT, 1st Cavalry Division, and several other non-BCT formations.

There's about a quarter million people in the Copperas-Cove, Temple, Killeen area. I think they'll adjust in a four year period. Shouldn't be a hard hit.

Frankly, anytime the military reduces anything I'm happy.

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Fort Hood could lose nearly 3,000 soldiers under reductions [View all] TexasTowelie Jun 2013 OP

Need to get a 'ground war' a smoking soon. Syria? Iran? Any of those would do to feed the MIC. Purveyor Jun 2013 #1

Hell yeah! TexasTowelie Jun 2013 #2

I went to the Ft. Hood website and found this about the reduction: snappyturtle Jun 2013 #3