Just heard that our company is "right sizing".  Boss is a military retiree.  Does this mean layoffs?  Is this a military phrase?

Here is what "right sizing" means from a military perspective:  In WW2, the navy had over a thousand ships, including 27 fleet carriers and 60-plus escort carriers.  They even had a ship capable of making 500 gallons of ice cream a day!.  In all, there were about 3M navy personnel.  There were about 250 admirals running the show.  Today, the navy has less than 500 ships- not one of which can produce 500 gallons of ice cream- and about 500,000 people.  There are more than 350 admirals doing something or other.

In 1980, the coast guard had about 38,000 active duty members with 14 admirals.  Today, there are about 41,000 with 47 admirals.

*this is where I post a chart* 

You really are grasping for straws.  Has your head been in the sand for a decade or more?  

busy flying or sitting around with aircraft not utilized. skimping on MX. that will tell you what it means.

Workload, but less workers to share the workload. It usually means do more with less, and keep that trend going to the point where you do everything with nothing. Then the MBAs have justified their managerial compensation.

never means that. have you ever had a job.

Say something isn't. But notice weird mba guy doesn't say what is.

I'm supposed to explain things to you too you lazy twat

Twat. That indicates refinement, and toughness. Classy tough guy, eh?

twat doesn't even know what a twat is

But go ahead and be a badass in your world.

"Twat"... That's the gae-est sh!t I ever heard.

so totally appropriate

Himself by trotting out such a weird word.

Twat. As if no one knew what it was. Weird guy thinks that weird guy is smarter than everyone else. Weird guy has weird thoughts.