It's my understanding that during Carter's presidency, commanders were lying on paper about the status reports and unit operational readiness. I believe they referred to at least a part of the Carter' outcome as the "hollow army".
To some degree America had a substantial paper army filling in the difference between the actual recruitment and unit operational readiness verses the level required for the US to continue projecting power across the globe for that time.
It's my understanding that during Carter's presidency, commanders were lying on paper about the status reports and unit operational readiness. I believe they referred to at least a part of the Carter' outcome as the "hollow army".
To some degree America had a substantial paper army filling in the difference between the actual recruitment and unit operational readiness verses the level required for the US to continue projecting power across the globe for that time.