The size of the army was reduced during/in 'peacetime'.
the 'peacetime' army/economy
(..) Seems you are a reserve officer. Otherwise, you wouldn't talk like that about such a crime. Yes, you are right. I was a lawyer in peacetime. But now... I'm a reserve officer too! Before the war dragged me away from the books, from the University where i almost lost contact with real life. (..)1965 Forest of the Hanged