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Recruiting and Retention hard for the Reserves
OK, everyone who reads TAH and is surprised by that headline, go back to grade school and work on your reading comprehension. From Army.mil; All the time, people tell Lt. Gen. Jeffery W. Talley how the recent drop in force structure end strengths must mean that recruiting and retention must no longer be a problem, […]
“Oh. I guess maybe you are setting the right example.”
Dave Hardin’s comment here about a LSoS former cook, fake SF, and congressional candidate reminded me of one of the funniest things that I ever saw in the military. So I thought I’d relate it here. At Fort Bragg years ago, the XVIII Airborne Corps at one time had a formal IG Inspection – and […]
Army prosecutor reprimanded, will retire
From the Washington Post comes the story of Lieutenant Colonel Joseph “Jay” Morse, formerly the Army’s sex-crime prosecutor, who was charged with inappropriately kissing and groping another Army officer while they were at a sexual-assault prevention conference; The Army had not disclosed the outcome of the investigation until Thursday, when it confirmed the result in […]
Pentagon pays for research on memory-aid implant
The LA Times writes about a Pentagon-funded program to build a “neuroprosthetics” device that they hope will improve memory functions in folks who have suffered traumatic brain injuries; Its first beneficiaries may be wounded warriors. But if the effort succeeds, healthy people too may one day clamor for implantable brain gear that can turbocharge human […]
Berghdal Completes “Reintegration Process”
The Army Times reports that Bowe Bergdahl has completed his “reintegration process.” He will be returned to duty with US Army North, duty station Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston. He will reportedly be assigned administrative duties. That same Army Times article also notes the following: An Army fact-finding investigation conducted in the months after […]
Pink Slips for Soldiers
We all knew this was coming. Last week, the Pentagon announced it was becoming reality. Last Thursday, the VCSA, GEN John Campbell, indicated that 1,100 Army officers had been identified for involuntary separation due to “sequestration”. Now, it appears that the planned overall total planned for involuntary release from active duty is 2,600 officers – […]
David W. Barno: The Army’s next enemy? Peace.
Retired Lieutenant General David W. Barno, writes in Washington Post about the challenges facing the force in the coming years that lack the intensity and demands of combat. I never thought that I’d agree with a fellow of the Center for a New American Security, but here I am. General Barno writes from the experience […]
Squirrel!
Ya know what bothers me? Its not the fact that this administration is cutting pay raises among the troops and raising the cost of medical care when they retire. It’s not that good combat experienced soldiers are being considered for elimination from the service – and that they’re not likely to get the medical treatment […]
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