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Pentagon bureaucracy grows as troops are cut

By Tara Copp
Published January 25, 2015 10:00am ET
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Pentagon bureaucracy grows as troops are cut
Soldiers from the U.S. Army's 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, stand to attention while being introduced during a homecoming ceremony in the Natcher Physical Fitness Center on Fort Knox in the early morning hours of Wednesday, November 20, 2013 in Fort Knox, Ky. (Photo by Luke Sharrett/Getty images) | Luke Sharrett

In the last several years, the Pentagon has brought more than 165,000 soldiers home from combat. It has shaved the end strength of each service, and it has put needed maintenance and modernization of its warships and aircraft on hold to scrape up the savings to meet sequester cuts.

So why does its back office keep growing?

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