While I do not actually believe the article posted, it seems 440 thinks we only have several thousand troops available to us at any given time. So I will do his homework for him since his liberal loving pea brain can't seem to google anything and give you the following from Wikipedia.
"As of February 28, 2009 1,454,515 people are on active duty[12] in the military with an additional 848,000 people in the seven reserve components.[3] It is an all volunteer military, however, conscription can be enacted by the request of the President and the approval of Congress. The United States military is the second largest in the world, after the People's Liberation Army of China, and has troops deployed around the globe.
In early 2007, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates proposed to the President to increase the overall size of the Army and Marine Corps to meet the needs of the War on Terrorism.[13] Current plans are to increase the Army to 547,400 and the Marine Corps to 202,000 by 2012. The expansion will cost a total of $90.7 billion between 2009 and 2013 as the Navy and Air Force undergo a limited force reduction.[14] In addition, in 2009, Gates proposed increasing the size of the Army by 22,000 troops in order to reduce fatigue from multiple trips overseas, and to compensate for troops who are in recovery away from their units.[citation needed]
As in most militaries, members of the U.S. Armed Forces hold a rank, either that of officer or enlisted, and can be promoted."
Piper, how's your period?
Zigga, don't forget the knee pads!
Hdude, Lil' Jimmy wants his share!
