Quote Originally Posted by TAH View Post
BTW, same applies a Corps level. Soon, if not already the last Armored CAV Regiment (3rd ACR) will convert to a standard HBCT.
It will convert to an SBCT sometime next year (or maybe FY 12)

1. There will never be enough BFSB to give one per division (11 total BFSBs to cover 18 divisions and 4 Corps).
Right.

2. The standard manning of a BFSB is around 1200/1300. Of that, only 375 are in the Recon Sqdron and of that 139 are in the Long-Range Surveillance Company.

The Recon SQDN in the the BFSB is an emasculated organization- besides the LRS, it only has 4 x 6 truck scout platoons, in two troops. The LRS is bigger than the 2 recon troops combined. What a crock.

The recon in the BCT is too big- better a large (4 platoon) troop in the BSTB, with a couple more troops (a big mounted troop, and a LRS) in the DIV HHB.

I guess I come down on the side of DIV CAV AND a Recon BN, like the USMC, is a good idea.