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Originally Posted by August
It takes comparatively few troops to run an Elint station or maintain a warehouse. We're talking combat troops and their dependents. What is the advantage to keeping a few divisions in, say Europe, that could not be achieved back in CONUS?
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I say get rid of the dependents, for one.
I'm thinking less europe more asia.
How long would it take to get several divisions mobilized and fully transported over seas. Key word
seas, the heavy gear needs to go by ship. 72 hours to get underway? Another 48 to cross the Pacific? Basically a week, the $heet could be over by then.