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To: newfreep
The standing army is around 1,000,000. With reserves, maybe 1.5 million. Sorry, that is not enough for martial law in one or two major cities let alone THE ENTIRE USA.
57 posted on 10/25/2024 2:03:13 AM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn...)
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To: central_va
There are 2 million plus personnel in the US military today, conservatively speaking, less than 1 in 10 are actual shooters. The rest are support personnel, aviation types or at sea/deployed outside the USA.

Of the 200,000, (plus 100,000 maybe Guard and Reserve) shooters how many would you need just to control NYC with a population of nearly 9 million? You have around 37,000 cops in NYC. Factor in private security and other state police agencies, probably around 50,000 available enforcers. Just a guess. So you currently have 50,000 plus enforcers trying to protect a population or property in a City of nearly 9 million. To lock down that city under martial law it would take half or more of the military shooters just for NYC. I am shooting from the hip here, but there is not enough military available to protect DC and one major city.

You would be surprised to learn how few of the experienced warfighters from the war on terror are actually still on active duty. Some very senior enlisted and officers, but most were broken or tired. The left or retired. You have a large force of untested GenZ and Millennial's. NYC would eat them alive.

70 posted on 10/25/2024 4:40:40 AM PDT by OldGoatCPO (No Caitiff Choir of Angels will sing for me. )
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