Critics don't count the recon unit as a line unit and fail to consider that the new battalions are a third larger. So I disagree, and point out that if you include the recon battalions as line units you have more battalions in the new organization. And if you look at companies, we have more line units even without counting the recon battalions as line units.
This article on captain retention notes:
The Army needs even more company-level officers today, as it expands the number of its deployable brigade combat teams.
More companies means more captains are needed. Because the deployable Army is indeed getting bigger.