Army Deactivates Division of Infantry to Cut Costs
<i> United Press International</i>
WASHINGTON —
The Army announced the deactivation Friday of the 9th Infantry Division at Ft. Lewis, Wash., eliminating about 7,900 military jobs and 347 civilian and military support positions in a budget-cutting move.
President Bush’s fiscal 1991 budget proposal called for deactivating two Army divisions: the 9th Infantry at Ft. Lewis and the 2nd Armored Division at Ft. Hood, Tex., for a savings of $1.2 billion.
The 2nd Armored Division was deactivated earlier this year.