US Military Looks to , Recruit Tech Experts While , Cutting Overall Troop Numbers.<br />United States special operations commanders have<br />been tasked with cutting overall forces by 5,000 <br />troops, while also adding more high-tech experts. .<br />United States special operations commanders have<br />been tasked with cutting overall forces by 5,000 <br />troops, while also adding more high-tech experts. .<br />United States special operations commanders have<br />been tasked with cutting overall forces by 5,000 <br />troops, while also adding more high-tech experts. .<br />Fox News reports that the conflicting goals, which have <br />forced a broader restructuring of commando teams, <br />have been influenced by Russia's ongoing war in Ukraine.<br />U.S. Army Special Operations Command plans to <br />increase the size of Green Beret teams by adding <br />members with specialized technical abilities.<br />U.S. Army Special Operations Command plans to <br />increase the size of Green Beret teams by adding <br />members with specialized technical abilities.<br />Additional team members could include <br />computer software experts capable of <br />reprograming drones and other tech gear on the fly. .<br />Additional team members could include <br />computer software experts capable of <br />reprograming drones and other tech gear on the fly. .<br />Additional team members could include <br />computer software experts capable of <br />reprograming drones and other tech gear on the fly. .<br />Gen. Bryan Fenton, commander of U.S. Special <br />Operations Command, says the U.S. is "taking a lot <br />of lessons learned out of the experience in Ukraine.".<br />Gen. Bryan Fenton, commander of U.S. Special <br />Operations Command, says the U.S. is "taking a lot <br />of lessons learned out of the experience in Ukraine.".<br />According to Fenton, special operations <br />were ordered to cut about 2,000 personnel, <br />including 750 from the army. .<br />According to Fenton, special operations <br />were ordered to cut about 2,000 personnel, <br />including 750 from the army. .<br />In 2024, the department was <br />ordered to cut an additional 3,000 <br />personnel over the next five years. .<br />So the real Army reduction in totality is <br />almost 4,000, and the remaining 1,000 <br />will come from the joint force, SEALs, <br />Marine raiders, other Army units, Gen. Bryan Fenton, commander of U.S. Special Operations Command.<br />So the real Army reduction in totality is <br />almost 4,000, and the remaining 1,000 <br />will come from the joint force, SEALs, <br />Marine raiders, other Army units, Gen. Bryan Fenton, commander of U.S. Special Operations Command.<br />Maj. Gen. Patrick Roberson, deputy commander of the <br />command at Fort Liberty in North Carolina, estimates <br />that at least 30% of those cuts will be in open jobs. .<br />According to Roberson, other cuts will be aimed at <br />redundancies among trainers and instructors, as <br />well as civil affairs and psychological operations. .<br />According to Roberson, other cuts will be aimed at <br />redundancies among trainers and instructors, as <br />well as civil affairs and psychological operations.
