How big should the U.S. Army be? How many in terms of numbers

>>34944203
1 million active duty, professional volunteer army, along side a compulsory 2 year conscript army. Upon completion of conscription they are then part of the reserve forces for another 6.

>>34944203
none, read the constitution. the US should not even have a standing army.

>>34944203
It should be smaller because of automation, the upcoming robotics revolution, and well for the fact that drones are becoming more and more autonomous to the point that we don't need a huge army like we needed in the past.
>>34944392
That's too many and that is very archaic for something in the 21st century. Mass armies and conscript armies are obsolete in the 21st century.