There is no real time to catch your breath anymore, so we are paying a price in that particular area. The key in my mind in terms of the size of the Army is to try to get as much predictability with that Army as you possibly can. Soldiers don't mind if they have to deploy somewhere because of a crisis. They understand that. Predictability extends not only to combat operations, but also peacetime operations, Reimer said.
Soldiers have to know when they're going to get time off.
And, they have to be able to use that as quality time.