Military Budget Does Not Include Billions for Army

While the proposed 2006 budget request is staggering, it's also deflated: At least $5 billion that could have been in the regular budget has been offloaded to a $75 billion "emergency supplemental" for 2005 to be released later in the week.
...The Army is doubling one small line item in its personnel budget: the money it devotes to apprehending deserters. It allocated $615,000 for that account in 2005 -- up from $470,000 in 2004. It wants $1.4 million for that effort now. The Army budget is now on par with the $1.6 million the Marine Corps spends annually apprehending deserters.