Service commanders want a smaller, aging military to free up funding for other priorities.
Divest-to-invest was always risky due to the combat power disparity it created.
The Pentagon's Soviet-style procurement system never met promises.
The Air Force received another setback in pilot recruitment, training, and retention.
The Air Force's replacement for the Minuteman III, the LGM-35A Sentinel, has been postponed from 2029 to 2030.
The Navy's block five Virginia-class attack submarines are taking over two years to build, according to a GAO assessment.
Service delays killed divest-to-invest. Leaders must realize the world continues as America catches up.