Today, nearly all the Army’s combat forces are in worldwide motion: units deploying to war zones in Iraq and Afghanistan, returning to home stations in the United States and Europe, mobilizing in National Guard armories, and training at the National Training Centers. Units just back from deployment are “re-cocking” for further deployments in 12-18 months. Concurrently, as the units that retrain acquire new recruits and release veterans for discharge, transfer, and retirement, they are reorganizing into new kinds of formations according to plans so new that the ink is still wet on the blueprints. It is indeed a daunting time for the Army.
