Future of the Military under President Trump

>>31951643
So overall we're likely to see a return to pre-BCA military spending levels. Defense stocks are already rising like fucking crazy over this, both nationally and internationally.

http://breakingdefense.com/2016/11/trumps-pentagon-trumps-world-defense-stocks-soar/

>One of the more interesting aspects of the trifecta sweep of White House, Senate and House is that it appears to be good tidings for the defense industry. Shares of Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman were up at least 5 percent this morning. Raytheon was up 7.6 percent while the overall stock market doodled along in slightly positive territory. In Europe, BAE Systems, Cobham and French defense company Thales rose substantially.

So overall the next 4 years, and possibly 8 years, should be good times, at least for the defense industry.

>>31951651
I don't think we need more military spending. The deficit needs to be fixed.

>>31951768

> Cuts taxes and income by almost half a trillion dollars

> increase military spending by at least 200 billion dollars

> Country already running a 600 billion deficit

He's building a budget hole and making future Americans pay for it.

>>31951925
>implying this isn't exactly why Republicans keep winning elections

>>31951651
A "good time" for the defense industry, which provides practically no benefit to anyone that's not in the military. More money out of my pocket going to some corporate suits making boondoggles when we're not even at war.
great

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>>31951643

>Future of the Military under President Trump

Pic related?

>>31951768

this desu

lets see if the GOP voter will finally wake up to this reality

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>>31951768
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>>31951925
FUCKING CHINKS GET OUT REEEEE

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>>31952116

I think the first thing Trump needs to do, is stop the bleeding of good service members from the service.

a pay raise for E4-E7.

then improve standard of living for enlisted. abolish barracks, and build 1 bedroom apartments in hi rise towers on base. all soldiers regardless of rank, that are single or married with no children, get one of these apartments. apartments will have full kitchen, laundry, full bath, bedroom, closets, etc. all soldiers will be places on separate rations, aka BAS. DFACs reduced to one per base. secure covered parking garages attached to the towers. mail delivered to mail boxes at the towers.

towers to be run by a private contractor in coordination with Garrison command. tower residences to be treated as private residences off base would. no NCO or officer can enter a residence that is not their's with out permission or a warrant and MP escort. No formations allowed on tower grounds. each apartment will be given a fixed allowance for utility expenses. if you go over, you pay the difference. if you go under, the left over is rolled over in case of future overages.

fewer if any people will live off base. Since on base houses will be freed up for people with children, and everyone else in a tower apartment. fewer soldiers getting into bad marriages to escape the barracks. fewer discipline problems caused by soldiers in shared spaces. soldiers' stress reduced as they have a Home to go home to. Instead of just a workplace where they keep their stuff and sleep. soldiers not missing meals because they couldn't get the DFAC. fewer soldiers at the PX food court eating fast food because they have a kitchen and food at home.housing costs reduced, since fewer people living off base.

fewer good soldiers and the training investment the military has made in them, leaving for civilian life.

>>31952305
>more bennies, more freebies, more luxuries

pathetic

>>31952322
stops the brain drain and reduces costs.

>>31952138
>wmds
>imaginary
Boy am I Laffin

>>31952322
Retention of highly-skilled individuals in the military is a huge issue. There's no incentive to stay in when they can make so much more in the civilian world.

>>31952335
>soldier
>brain

pick one

>reduce costs
>spend a ton of money in a vain attempt to stop attrition when most soldiers are so disgusted with military life they leave as soon as possible

good one

Start getting away from the changes toward "kindler, gentler, all-inclusive" shit that's been creeping in the last few years. Make it a god damn military again.

>>31952138
looks like someone failed MEPS

>>31952338
>even Bush administration admitted the WMD casus belli was false in retrospect
>still fighting this rear-guard action

nigga pls

>>31952373
>believing science
fucking libcucks

>>31952358
>not realizing MEPS is actually filtering out smart people because they make poor soldiers

>>31952348
you can fix the cost of housing a soldier in a apartment unit on base and plan ahead for that.

if he lives off base. then he needs BAH and that is variable depending on location and exchange rates.

it costs money and time to replace skilled infantry and POGs. actual firefight experience and leadership skills are impossible to replace until the next shooting war.

soldiers don't have to waste time running and maintaining barracks. they can get work done or be off duty.

you won't have to dangle reenlistment bonuses in front of enlisted to get them to stay. IF their quality of life off of work is high enough.

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>>31952403
>thinks people will actually want to live in government designed housing instead of taking a handout to fund an abode of their own choice

pic related

>>31952403
a possible plus side would be that American contractors could get maintenance jobs.
Although that would be better spent on info structure

What are the soldiers going to do if we close foreign bases?

>>31952444

do something useful at home maybe

>>31952444
train to fight stand up shooting wars against major powers.

i would love some more time in the field doing warfighting stuff. it is a welcome break from the stress and work load of my garrison duties.

t. 25b

>>31951643
Whats the point of increasing defense spending if they're going end up "losing" billions of dollars. The DoD is like a teenage girl with daddy's credit card. They need to have a strict budget so they'll watch their spending closely

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>>31952513
we flew the wings off all our airplanes bombing sand monkeys. we need to replace a lot of airframes. so we can be ready for a real war.

we also need a cheap dedicated COIN airframe, like the OV-10

>>31952531
>piss away billions fighting a pointless wars
>but we need money to prepare for a "real war"

lying shitbags, all of them

>>31952531
I'm not saying that we should stop spending, in fact I'm all for it, I'm just saying they should spend more wisely and not "lose" money and invest the money correctly