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We're talking hypotheticals if NK attacked SK/Japan/us.
You're saying that if war broke out we wouldn't send the vast majority of troops from Iraq to the NK theatre?
Sure, it will take a bit of time, I think you are overestimating with a couple of months. But you can't forget that SK has 3.5 million in its standing army, with every male by the age of 35 theoretically having 2 years worth of military training.
Of course, NK is pretty similar like that too, so...
We're talking hypotheticals if NK attacked SK/Japan/us.
You're saying that if war broke out we wouldn't send the vast majority of troops from Iraq to the NK theatre?
No way. I don't think you realize how fast the military can mobilize troops in an emergency situation. Heck, even here at Katrina, we moved some 1,000 students or so to safe havens the day before with minimal planning.
If stuff hit the fan, we could pull out relatively quick. However, it wouldn't be 'orderly' and it probably wouldn't be very safe for those left behind having to work with a smaller crew.
I'd think we have to leave some behind. JMO.....
The logistics of transporting 130,000 troops / tanks / equipment about 2? 3 thousand miles? is pretty daunting. I'd think that 8 weeks for such a large operation is a fair assessment.
As it is now SK has a better army than NK in almost every category except for fanaticism. They could probably go toe to toe and win pretty handedly by themselves. But you never know and I wouldn't want to take the chance with so many US troops on the line.
yeah some... but the way you worded your remark you sounded as if we wouldn't be leaving. Just because you said if we did we'd still be leaving 10's of thousands. They were 2 separate comments.
I'll take your word for it and rescind my 2 month guesstimate.
I'll ask some friends to get a more accurate timeline... this thing will bug me until I get a "not somewhat pulled out of my azz due to personal deployment experience" answer.
It'll bug me too. I don't like being wrong and it'll help bunches if I'm not
If you want, you can help me look for a good article here...
http://www.gao.gov/docsearch/
I've found info on aircraft readiness, and deployment capability, but not a good article on timelines for redeployment yet.
Yeah, I did a search too... Couldn't find anything online. However I talked to a buddy who was a marine who claimed that his company could be ready to go in a days time, and be there in another day if they had too. Of course, thats just at a company level, and he may be given to exaggeration, and they never had to do it for real...If you want, you can help me look for a good article here...
http://www.gao.gov/docsearch/
I've found info on aircraft readiness, and deployment capability, but not a good article on timelines for redeployment yet.
Thanks Sam. I talked with my Captain, who went through the USAF Academy, and she said that initial response should be capable within 3 to 4 days at most, and we could probably mobilize and have on the ground a full response force (whatever they would deem that to be) in two weeks, a month at the most. Sounds about right to me. (Again, my captain is comm, and not logistics or transport, so if anyone knows an officer in those fields feel free to share.)
If push came to shove I think we could dramatically reduce that number without ever putting boots on the ground. As long as we don't get the bright idea to invade NK and set a democracy NK's military threat can be dealt with pretty easily.
Eh, we have about 50k troops there or close by, right? -- but most of the fighting on the ground in Korea would be done by the RoK once they activate their reserves.
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