Ronny Jackson Urges USSOCOM Funding Return to 2% of Defense Budget
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Updated · Quiver Quantitative · May 18
Ronny Jackson Urges USSOCOM Funding Return to 2% of Defense Budget
2 articles · Updated · Quiver Quantitative · May 18
Ronny Jackson called for higher funding for U.S. Special Operations Forces, arguing in an op-ed that restoring USSOCOM to about 2% of the defense budget should be the first step.
Since 2019, USSOCOM's budget has stagnated and lost purchasing power even as global demands on special operations have increased, he said.
Jackson said those forces handle missions including hostage rescues and targeted operations against foreign adversaries, warning that inadequate resources could erode their effectiveness.
He framed the push as a broader deterrence issue, arguing the U.S. can no longer stay on a "peacetime footing" amid evolving security threats.
Is America's 70,000-strong special operations force too large to remain truly 'special' and effective for modern warfare?
Can a budget increase alone retool special forces for future conflicts, or is a revolutionary redesign required?
Why is the Pentagon copying SOCOM's innovation model while the budget that fuels that innovation is stalling?