Greece

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Reliability index 4 (poor)

Getting a good Greek listing is difficult to begin with. On top of that, the Army is to undergo a series of reorganization 2005-2020, making it much harder to keep track of the status of individual brigades.

 

GDP ~$373-billion 2009

 

Budget ~$10-billion before cuts of 15% in 2009 and 10% in 2010.

 

Personnel 99,000; 337,000 on full mobilization. Conscript service now 9-months from 12 earlier.

 

Organization

            A Corps 8th Division

            Reaction Forces Command (former B Corps) 1st and 2nd Divisions

            NATO Corps (formerly C Corps) Low Readiness       

D Corps 12th, 16th, and 20th Divisions

 

 

            1st Division (Rapid Reaction)

            2nd Mechanized Division

            8th Infantry Division

            12th Mechanized Division

            16th Mechanized Division

            20th Armored Division

Equipment

MBT                1500

RECON           150

 

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