They're bone ignorant and don't know what to look for.

Go to this LINK (.pdf) and read Paragraphs 8. and 11 of the Responsibilities Enclosure. I think they've done a pretty fair job of tabbing out responsibilities and stating requirements. The changes in the paper are subtle but there are changes and all, IMO are pretty much for the better. Massive changes would be good but that is not the American way of guvmint...

The elements you quote above are all worthwhile and I don't see business as usual in them. As a long time Grunt, I understand the value of Infantry -- I also understand that there are always only going to be so many Infantrymen, thus there will never be 'enough' of them and that force multipliers like IRS assets are beneficial to those four Grunts.

There is no question in my mind that we have significant need for ability to reach into denied areas; we have neglected that since a need was shown in 1979. More aviation assets are needed to reduce road exposure of convoys.

Bad article by the WaPo (not much new there...); good paper by DoD, I think.