Apparently, one of the pay systems is actually DOS-based. I was laughing when I heard that. Do they have to insert the old floppy disks in sequence to get it running?
To childs56's point - cutting the number of BMQ courses/positions, or limiting the number of troops who can join per unit ultimately kills units on the front end. The next, and more devastating cut is to PLQ positions. I always use the analogy of reactors for Reserve units - once you slow the reaction or dip below critical mass, the reactor fizzles and dies. Every time we fail to produce MCpl, we can only run less BMQ the following year, meaning less Cpl a few years later for PLQ, meaning less BMQ - it's a downward spiral that accelerates. After several years, it crosses over into less Sgt and WO to train the troops.
