If You were Secretary of Defense for a day, what are some of the decisions you would make?

2014-03-06T06:03:43-05:00

If You were Secretary of Defense for a day, What are some of the decisions you would make regarding the future direction of the department? Fiscally, Human Resources? Equipment, etc? Why?

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 6 at 2014 6:34 AM

2014-03-06T06:34:02-05:00

For starters, end this ridiculous mess that has become the search for a new uniform and M4 replacement.

Response by SGT Michael Glenn made Jul 23 at 2015 2:18 PM

2015-07-23T14:18:44-04:00

I can only go off of my personal experiences and what I have seen in the media to answer this one. I would make all ranks in all branches of service answerable to the same rules and regulations, if a Pvt cannot have a pot gut and must be in top shape, so should ALL of our leaders..ALL OF THEM!! If a lowley soldier is not able to get away with breaking UCMJ then neither should Upper ranking either. I always heard and found it soooooo damn funny that this unit or that unit was COMBAT READY....SERIOUSLY???? All we did was simulate this or simulate that, so what gives anyone the right to say his/her troops are COMBAT READY??? Training should be upped to the next level, I got so frustrated in being told that live fire ranges had been canceled because there wasnt enough money in the units budget to be able to actually fire our weapons, and then watch the news about how a General was able to order leather chairs for 30k a pop, hammers for 10k a pop just so his unit s funding wouldnt be lowered the following fiscal year and yes this happened in Germany at Ramstein around 89/90.

Response by MAJ Ken Landgren made Jul 25 at 2015 5:29 PM

2015-07-25T17:29:21-04:00

New strategies to fight insurgencies and a better understanding of foreign cultures and components of the countries.