WASHINGTON (Army News Service, Jan. 17, 2006) – The chief of staff of the Army said he expects to see developments with base realignment and closures, an increase in modular brigades and operational force strength, and 20,000 jobs converted from the military to civilian workforce in 2006. Gen. Peter J. Schoomaker gave an overview of the direction the Army is going for the next year at the annual Institute for Land Warfare Forum Breakfast in Arlington, Va., Jan. 12. “This year is going to be the busiest year we’ve ever had,” said Schoomaker about the Army as a whole, but...