[Alberta's Child]

Losing nearly 270,000 troops would devastate our military. That’s more than twice as many U.S. troops than died during World War I from all causes, and almost as many as died in combat during World War II. Our adversaries are probably delighted to see the Pentagon eliminate more troops than they ever could.

When was the last time the U.S. needed 270,000 soldiers for ANY military campaign?

As another Freeper astutely noted recently … every military campaign the U.S. has waged since the Korean War has been fought against an enemy wearing sandals on the battlefield.

[T.B. Yoits]

When was the last time the U.S. needed 270,000 soldiers for ANY military campaign?

The 270,000 are not needed on the front line. The Tooth-To-Tail Ratio (T3R), depending on the engagement, might mean that of the 270,000 only 35,000 are "on the ground".