We're not in anymore BS wars (thanks to Trump). Pull us out and slash the budget! The deficit is skyrocketing...its insane. I fear the republicans are gonna got medicare. Im an elderpede and cant afford anymore hikes.
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We're not in anymore BS wars (thanks to Trump). Pull us out and slash the budget! The deficit is skyrocketing...its insane. I fear the republicans are gonna got medicare. Im an elderpede and cant afford anymore hikes.
When you get to the core of the issue, the military is one of the only things the federal government should be spending money on.
With that said, it costs a lot of money to continuously maintain and upgrade our skills and equipment. An F-15 may cost 33 million new, but you have at least that amount of money, if not more, into its upkeep, fuel and armaments during its operational life time. Multiply that number by how many fighters, cargo planes, helicopters and so on and you start to see the bigger picture.
Then there is the issue of operational readiness. If a commander of a combat unit (infantry, tanks, aircraft, whatever) doesn't have at least 80%+ operational readiness (and this may have changed since I was in) then that commander is toast. Operational readiness demands the highest quality, well maintained vehicles, aircraft, facilities, and personnel. And it's not cheap. Look at virtually any other military in the world - most of their military equipment is broke ass crap. And if it's not, that's because they bought it from the U.S.
To sum up, it takes a staggering amount of money to maintain what we currently have and to develop the technologies needed in the future.
man..we're out here updating tanks and dumb shit thats no longer even used in warfare. Even the generals themselves have come out and said theyre forced to spend money on stuff they dont need. The Military Industrial Complex are the ones making money off our kids futures.
I approached your question without taking into account fraud waste and abuse. I will agree there is fat to be trimmed, but all in all it still takes a lot of money to make the U.S. Military mighty.