Originally Posted by NoGoodName

FY08 budgetary proposal submitted and approved by the Pres. specifically mentions future years of Force Shaping. Plus the AF has already obligated dollars for weapon system recapitalization with the assumption that the active duty strength will be down to ~316k in FY09.

In fact, they originally planned on 309k by FY13, but that will most likely change by a few thousand due to the Army and Marines plus up.