Pentagon May Cut Budget Of National Guard, Reserves

by Larry Abramson, NPR

The Pentagon is deciding what to cut from its budget. Defense officials want to push many of the planned cuts onto the National Guard and Reserves. This is already leading to a campaign by Guard-backers to keep their forces strong. But active-duty military say cuts in recent years have taken too much from them, so it's the Guard's turn.

Broadcast Dates

• Morning Edition, February 14, 2012