The U.S. Army is hemorrhaging people.
The Army’s vice chief of staff, Gen. Joseph M. Martin, confirmed at a House Armed Services Subcommittee on Readiness hearing on Tuesday that the regular Army is poised to fall nearly 19,000 soldiers short of its staffing target, or end strength, in fiscal 2022.
Looking ahead to fiscal 2023, Martin essentially said the service will be lucky to fall only 18,000 short of its goal.