Armed Forces: How Many Left? Plenty

Considering the fact that more than 100,000 U.S. military men are involved in combat-type duty in the Viet Nam and Dominican Republic areas, how many more could the U.S. tap if any new crises were to pop up? The answer: plenty — for anything less than another world war.

The roll call:

?ARMY. Of the 18,800 Army personnel in Viet Nam, almost all have been picked on the basis of specialized qualifications; organized units have not, as a rule, been sent. The Army presently has 16 active divisions of about 15,000 men each. Of these divisions, five are in Europe, two...

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