At least 500 jobs will disappear when the Fort Knox human resources department is scaled back to save costs. A review of the Army's human resources functions lead to the decision to shut down the Accession Command, which controlled recruiting for the Army. The secondary commands—the U.S. Army Recruiting Command, U.S. Army Cadet Command and Accessions Support Brigade—will continue to operate.  

In a statement from Lt. Gen. Benjamin C. Freakley, commanding general of the U.S. Army Accessions Command and Fort Knox, the layoffs are said to begin this summer and could continue to fall of 2012.

The decision to cut 500 jobs, out of more than 21,400 jobs on the base, is expected to save the Army $50 million, and is part of a reorganization plan started last year. Other plans include the realignment of the Army Recruiting Command and Cadet Command under the Army Training and Doctrine Command, continuing to align the Human Resources Command under the Deputy Chief of Staff and creating an Army Marketing and Research Group in Washington, D.C., that will supervise the Accessions Support Brigade at Fort Knox.