"Pentagon To Cut $78 Billion Over 5 Years"

STEVE INSKEEP, Host:

And also, let's mention today, that jobs are being cut in the U.S. military - not right now, though. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says he plans to reduce the size of the Army and Marine Corps by up to 47,000 troops, beginning 2015. That, hopefully, will be after the largest U.S. obligations in Afghanistan have been met.