{"product_id":"the-evershrinking-fighting-force-9781735911403","title":"The Ever-Shrinking Fighting Force","description":"\u003cp\u003eIts capabilities unrivaled and its global reach unmatched  Americas military is the envy of the world. Yet  to those in the know  like retired Marine Major General Arnold Punaro  a former Staff Director of the Senate Armed Services Committee  there is compelling need for improvement in its support elements. From the glacial pace of acquisitions to the spiraling growth of the defense agencies to the fully-burdened costs of the All-Volunteer Force  the Department of Defenses non-warfighting elements are not getting enough bang for the buck. Every recent Secretary of Defense has pushed business-minded reforms as a high priority  citing the need to convert overhead to warfighting capacity.  Despite substantial increases in defense spending over the last decades  the number of warfighters is still declining. The Ever-Shrinking Fighting Force lays out  in clear and compelling detail  the major factors that contribute to this adverse trend that has outlasted efforts to reverse it by strong Defense Secretaries and even Presidents.  Drawing on his half-century of experience in national security  Gen. Punaro offers a no-nonsense look at the inefficiencies that have plagued the Pentagons creeping bureaucracy for decades. With calls for defense reform emanating from both the executive and legislative branches  this timely book provides a road map for thoughtful and balanced improvements.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67968468189237,"sku":"ByrdShop_1735911402","price":24.09,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781735911403.jpg?v=1794566377","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-evershrinking-fighting-force-9781735911403","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}