Usage of the word "pasará"

Question

Translating a recent article in "El Mundo" about the reduction in American Armed Forces, I read the following sentence: "El Ejército pasará de los 570.000 soldados actuales a 490.000..." My question concerns the word "pasará". The sentence seems to be saying - The army will (happen, increase, rise) from 570,000 soldiers to 490,000..." which, of course, is illogical. Why would "pasará" be the preferred word to use in this sentence, rather than to say "Se recucirá" for example?

Muchas gracias por ayudarme,

Saludos,

Jim

Answer 1

Hi:

"pasar de" = to go from (in this context "decrease, to scale down".

Answer 2

I'm not 100% on this, but I believe that another acceptable translation, using pasará could be "The army will go from 570,000 soldiers to 490,000." It's a bit less formal, and perhaps almost "slangy," but "to go from" might be what they're using pasará to mean.