From:	Paul J. Adam Paul@********.demon.co.uk
Subject:	the value of education
Date:	Tue, 13 Jul 1999 23:07:59 +0100

In article <4.2.0.58.19990713162558.00957960@*****.engin.umich.edu>,
Sommers <sommers@*****.umich.edu> writes
>I was just reading New Seattle last night. Under the Urban Combat simulator
>it mentions that the UCAS army has 5 divisions. I forget how that compares
>to the US now, as my "How to Make War" book is at home.

About a third of Reagan-era peak and half what they have now.

By that rule of thumb, think six carrier battle groups (makes for a nice
split: two PACFLT, four LANTLFT), two dozen SSNs and twelve ARGs.

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Paul J. Adam