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canada goose black friday sale CNN Chris Lawrence reports for Erin Burnett OutFront. Army could fall to levels not seen since the 1950s if the Pentagon fully carries out voluntary and forced spending cuts totaling $100 billion annually over the next decade, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said on Wednesday. canada goose black friday sale

Hagel outlined a series of worst case scenarios including potential pay and benefit reductions for active duty forces, civilian personnel and retirees that would also impact the Navy, Marines and the Air Force if steps to ease the one two austerity punch are not taken.

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Hagel said is on the table. was Hagel most comprehensive assessment of the financial challenges facing the Pentagon through the early part of the next decade.

His comments came just as Congress prepares to head home for its August break after which lawmakers and the Obama administration will again face key fiscal decisions on spending and federal borrowing.

The Pentagon is facing cuts of roughly equal value $500 billion in two areas over the next decade.

The first covers mandated, government wide austerity that took effect in March after the inability of Congress and the administration to reach a deficit reduction deal. The Pentagon share of those cuts is roughly half of the overall government total.

The military also is planning to slash spending voluntarily as it moves away from more than a decade of warfare in Iraq and Afghanistan and prepares to reorganize and become more nimble.

Under the analysis, Hagel said the Army could have nearly 200,000 fewer soldiers compared to its recent wartime high if the double whammy of cuts hits full canada goose outlet parka force.

The active duty Army could shrink to as low as 380,000 active duty soldiers by 2017, as Hagel outlined a choice between cutting the size of the military or keeping its technological edge.

The Army has not been that small since the 1950s.

Hagel also suggested the Pentagon may have to eliminate three Navy aircraft carrier strike groups, slash the size of the Marines and cheap canada goose mothball up to five of the Air Force combat air squadrons.

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