Bloated Military? Officer-to-enlisted ratio is 'out of wack' Rep. Jordan says

Bloated Military? Officer-to-enlisted ratio is 'out of wack' Rep. Jordan says

"Some Republican leaders are looking for cuts to the nation’s military budget by addressing the “top heavy” shift that has led to a growing number of admirals and generals in comparison to enlisted personnel.
The percentage of top military leaders to active duty officers is near its highest level in modern military history, according to Congressional Research Service data.
“Frankly, maybe if we would focus our military spending on the soldiers and not having so many generals — the ratio of general officers to enlisted individuals now is so out of whack from where it used to be in our military,” Rep. Jim Jordan, (R-OH), chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, said in a recent interview on “Fox News Sunday.”

• In 1965, the military had 1,284 generals and flag officers in a total force of nearly 2.7 million, according to Congressional Research Service data cited by The Washington Times. Those generals and officers accounted for 0.048% of the total force, less than one-half of 1%.
• In 2018, there were 921 generals and flag officers among the total military force of 1.3 million, or about 0.07%. 
• While the number is still low, it represents nearly double the number of military leaders versus active duty personnel than over 50 years ago during the Vietnam War...