Found this little piece of data after not very deep research. Doesn’t tell the whole story but is an indicator. By any measure the US military has too many flag and general officers. Something needs to be done. I found this info in a quick search. ARMY. In 1945, the number of Army generals per active Army division was 14. In 1986, at the height of the Cold War, the army had 24 generals per division. Now, as we face no major threat, there are 30 generals per division. NAVY. At the end of WWII there were 130 Navy ships per admiral. In 1986, at the height of the Cold War, there were 2.2 ships per admiral. Now, as we face no major threat, there is an average of only 1.6 ships per admiral. MARINES. In 1945 there were 469,925 Marines commanded by 81 generals; by March 1997, 79 generals commanded a mere 173,011 Marines. AIR FORCE. In 1945 there were 244 aircraft per general in the Air Force. In 1986, at the height of the Cold War, there were 28 aircraft per general. Now, as we face no major threat, there are only 23 aircraft per general. I think the meeting is going to be part pep talk and part warning. Get your shit together and start implementing the President’s vision (and by extension mine) or you’ll be part of the 20% (at least ) walking out the door. Michael Fuqua michael.fuqua@gmail.com 858-382-3297
On Sep 27, 2025, at 08:00, <olmsteaj@erols.com> <olmsteaj@erols.com> wrote:
We currently have more Admirals than combatant ships.
-----Original Message----- From: Robert Cameron <rcamero1@gmail.com> Sent: Saturday, September 27, 2025 10:49 AM To: randall abshier <abshierr@cox.net> Cc: Helobubbas <helobubbas@helobubbas.com> Subject: [Helobubbas] Re: Fwd: Re: Fw: Hegseth calls military leaders to meet next week in sudden order
I have no facts & no theories about the meeting, but do any of us NOT think that the USN has become rank top-heavy over the years?
On Fri, Sep 26, 2025, 20:51 randall abshier <abshierr@cox.net <mailto:abshierr@cox.net> > wrote:
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