Via The News Tribune:
The Army plans to shed 60,000 troops, or 11 percent of its active force, to reach 490,000 by fiscal 2017. The Marine Corps will cut 20,000 – 5,000 a year over the next four years – to reach an end-strength of 182,100.
Read more here: http://www.thenewstribune.com/2012/10/13/2330470/army-marines-to-shield-quality.html#storylink=cpy
