THE FUTURE OF THE ARMY

APPENDIX B:
RECOMMENDATIONS BY
RESPONSIBLE OFFICIAL
NATION
Recommendation 1: The nation must maintain and sustain an
All-Volunteer Force.
PRESIDENT
Recommendation 5: The Congress and the Administration
should look for cost-saving opportunities in areas such as the
military health system, energy savings, and a reduced inventory
of military facilities.
Recommendation 6: The Congress and the Administration
should return to predictable and responsible budgeting
processes that meet minimum funding requirements.
Recommendation 12: The President should budget for and the
Congress should authorize and fund an Army that maintains an
end strength of at least 980,000 uniformed personnel (450,000
in the Regular Army, 335,000 in the Army National Guard,
and 195,000 in the Army Reserve) at planned readiness levels.
Recommendation 13: The President should revise strategic
and budget guidance to the Department of Defense based
on changes in the security environment. The Department of
Defense should then use this revised guidance as the basis for
revising its planning guidance, and the Army should adjust its
structure, readiness, and modernization plans accordingly.
CONGRESS
Recommendation 2: Congress should apply the Federal
Advisory Committee Act provisions of the Fiscal Year 2016
National Defense Authorization Act’s Section 1061 to all
similar commissions.
Recommendation 3: Congress should update the Federal
Advisory Committee Act’s requirements in a way that reflects
changes in information technology, allowing commissions to
use their own websites to post minutes, testimonies, and public
comments and provide a public reading room.
Recommendation 4: Congress should maintain future Army
budgets at funding levels at least equal to those in the fiscal year
2016 President’s budget plan due to significant and emerging
threats to national security. Budgets for DoD as a whole should
also meet or exceed the 2016 level so that the Department can
accomplish its mission with acceptable risk.
Recommendation 5: The Congress and the Administration
should look for cost-saving opportunities in areas such as the
military health system, energy savings, and a reduced inventory
of military facilities.
Recommendation 6: The Congress and the Administration
should return to predictable and responsible budgeting
processes that meet minimum funding requirements.
Recommendation 12: The President should budget for and the
Congress should authorize and fund an Army that maintains an
end strength of at least 980,000 uniformed personnel (450,000
in the Regular Army, 335,000 in the Army National Guard,
and 195,000 in the Army Reserve) at planned readiness levels.
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