What a Tragedy for the US Army:

https://www.stripes.com/report-44-000-unknown-military-personnel-stationed-around-the-world-1.501292

Basically, higher ups aren't getting accurate number updates from personnel offices, and they can't account for where every soldier/contractor is stationed at. There is no central database of everyone, just smaller units reporting up.

 

No one is physically missing, just missing from the databases of staff at a much higher level than their units.

 

OPS has always been a shitshow, nothing new.

Edited December 12, 20178 yr by c13

Also doesnt help that units report to whatever Battalion/Brigade above them and its not always their organic command structure. So Company XYZ which has 150 bodies might report to battalion 1 who they are opcon to even though their home is battalion 2. Battalion 1 reports they dont have those numbers current with them. Battalion 2 reports them as theres somewhere else.

Command and control is always fucked up on where personal are or who they are assigned to.

Lol, this isn't surprising at all. As c13 has said, no one is physically missing. The database is just fucked up, as per usual with the Army. 

16 hours ago, TheDivineHustle said:

Lol, this isn't surprising at all. As c13 has said, no one is physically missing. The database is just fucked up, as per usual with the Army. 

This is the essential trait of any military formation worldwide.

 

That's why we love the military