Overseas Basing of Army Forces

Table 3-1.

Attributes of the Overseas Basing of Army Forces

			Current Basing		Alternative Values Considered by CBO
Attribute			Germany	South Korea	Germany and Eastern Europe	South Korea

Size of Overseas Presence
	Army personnel		56,000	28,000	Half or almost none	Half or almost none
	Combat forces
		Divisions	2	1	1 or none	none
		Combat brigades	4	2	2 or none	1 or none

Location of Combat Forces			Germany	North of Seoul	Consolidated in Germany or moved to Eastern Europe	Consolidated north of Seoul or south of Seoul

Method of Sustainment			Permanent basing with individual rotations	Permanent basing with individual rotations	Temporary deployments with unit rotations	Temporary deployments with unit rotations

Tour Policy			3-year tour accompanied by families	1-year tour unaccompanied by families	1-year tour unaccompanied by families	Small increase in share of tours that can be accompanied
Source: Congressional Budget Office.