But they are moving towards a more computer-based, look at pictures instead of going hands-on, platform for more and more training. I predict that within two years, missions suffer horribly due to going the cheap route for critical training.
I agree, but we don't need to wait 2 years to find that out.
Training is always the first thing hit.
One of the reasons the Army needs to furlough civilians (including nurses, maintainers, etc) is that they are so short of Operations and Maintenance money. It doesn't get any better in FY14 either. In fact, it all get worse because of Sequestration, which came on top of a previous cut of $487 Billion the military (over ten years) that started in 2011.
The Army cannot even afford to rotate the units that are due to come out of Afghanistan because it does not have the money to train the incoming units.
Brigade Combat training is down 80%. For the Air Force, squadrons of aircraft are now non-mission ready.