I have two friends in the Army in Iraq. Both said that they weren't allowed to do weapons qual prior to deployment because of an ammo shortage. Pretty sorry state of affairs. It's nothing new, though. When I deployed for Desert Storm I hadn't fired an M-16 or M-9 in four years. Fortunately I kept proficient on my own weapons.
Ok, perhaps I should have said like the Army if over-reliant on HumVEE’s, tracked vehicles, and tanks.