Pentagon official signals possible Army layoffs

April 25, 2012 6:23:38 PM PDT
DONNA CASSATA Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) - April 25, 2012 --
A Pentagon official signaled on Wednesday that the Army could lay off as many as 24,000 enlisted personnel and up to 5,000 officers within five years to meet a projected reduction in the force driven by budget cuts and the winding down of two wars.