The phrase "army to increase" is not correct and lacks clarity in written English.
It may be intended to convey a message about expanding military forces, but it requires additional context or rephrasing to be clear.
Example: "The government announced plans for the army to increase its personnel in response to rising threats."
Alternatives: "military expansion" or "increase in troop numbers".
Donald Rumsfeld has been reorganising the army to increase front-line forces by a third.
He also complimented efforts by the Army to increase the number of combat-ready brigades.
As war minister, he allowed the Reichswehr (army) to increase its size beyond the provisions of the Versailles Treaty.
And Gen. Ray Odierno, the Army chief of staff, also has been speaking to his service's officers and noncommissioned officers about the urgent requirement for the Army to increase and sustain discipline among younger officers and enlisted personnel.
But he cautioned after the hearing that the section read by Senator Reed was not a comprehensive synopsis, and that the authors of the study might not be fully aware of the variety of steps under way by the Pentagon to lessen stress on the force, and actions taken specifically by the Army to increase the number of available combat forces without further expanding the military.
A much better strategy in the game would have been to take my time gathering additional resources to invest in my army, to increase their strength and skill and improve their odds of success.
He is involved in a project with the US Army to increase levels of resilience and decrease mental health problems among soldiers and there is enormous interest in what positive psychology could achieve in schools.
Thus it is increasingly in his (and perhaps the army's) interest to increase his clout over the civilian politicians in the coming months, even if that falls short of outright usurpation of power.
The French army also wants to increase its personnel, and has announced plans to raise the number of reserve forces from 28,000 to 40,000 by 2018.
But he grew angry during Ukraine's parliamentary session as it failed to pass legislation to increase army financing and regulate the country's energy situation.
In Rio de Janeiro, José Mariano Beltrame, the official in charge of security policies, said that if the unrest intensified, the army could be asked to increase patrols in various parts of the city to "protect the integrity of people and of public and private and public property".
