[BigSkyFreeper]

Five years? Try sixty-five years, because that's the last time our military has actually won a war without pre-conditions.

The liberalization of our military began decades ago when Washington, DC decided to call the shots instead of allowing the field commanders to do that job.

Nowadays, the field commanders report to Congress and Congress sets the battle plan into action, and it's been this way since the Korean War.

[butterdezillion]

Do you know of any resources which would clarify exactly who decides troop levels and strategy, and how? I keep thinking there’s got to be something in the regs about what various levels of ranks have standing authorization to do. I just don’t know where to look for that information. Any ideas?