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Summary: The Military Shortage

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The military has suffered many shortages in the past few years. Budget cuts has caused shortage of parts and equipment to the military. Also, the military has lost many including a boats and airplanes. The U.S Air Force has lost so many equipment /parts that most airplanes could not go into battle. So, Michael Flynn a Defense Intelligence Agency 2012-2014 stated, “We cut the military to its lowest levels, yet we are facing the world that is the most complex environment we have faced since at least the end of World War II”. We have the lowest numbers of active soldiers since before World War II because the cuts and shortage to the military and the forces. We should make a change in how the military get funded. I think if we continue going down

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