It does not pay to be 'too relevant'.

• Position: Economic condition of Navy affected by war - Brief article

As long as the United States is fighting in Iraq, the Air Force and the Navy can expect to see their budgets squeezed. Skyrocketing war costs are putting pressure on the Pentagon to cut people out of the services that are least involved in the war, says retired Army Gem Barry McCaffrey, a military professor and analyst. "We are going to move dollars out of every account to fight the war. That's legitimate," he tells a Defense News Media Group conference. His advice to the Navy and Air Force: take the cuts and don't try to be too relevant. "This isn't your fight," McCaffrey says. Trying to portray high-tech...