As example #1, the Air Farce is still slow-rolling the light attack aircraft program into oblivion. We've only known we needed these ground support planes for 17 years now. That's 4 world wars, if you're counting. Read Commander Salamander's thoughts on the subject.
This leads me to something I've been contemplating for quite some time now. The Pentagon concentrates all its attention, money, and cronyism on preparing (badly) for "the big one." This degrades the existing forces, in addition to using sledgehammers to kill mosquitoes.
It's time and past time to build a completely separate organization, dedicated to fighting LIC/insurgencies. This new organization needs to be completely separate from the rest of the DOD. It should include ground, air, and brown water components. The ground component needs to be wheeled, leg, and airmobile infantry, with supporting arms and sustainment services. The air component needs to be surveillance, ground support, transport, and sustainment, and a complete ban on supersonic aircraft. The brown water component needs to have patrol, sustainment, and transport capabilities, along with a few cutters seconded for near-shore (dare I say littoral?) work.
Write it into their charter that the entire service may not employ, directly or indirectly, more than 4% commissioned officers, with a further 4% warrant officers authorized.
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