Retention board for CPTs... Fired from the War Zone

2014-07-11T22:01:20-04:00

http://nypost.com/2014/07/09/sending-pink-slips-to-a-war-zone/

1100 CPTs will be getting their walking papers, some of them Company Commanders in Afghanistan...
Business as usual or bad leadership?

Sending pink slips to a war zone

In a stunning display of callousness, the Defense Department has announced that thousands of soldiers — many serving as commanding officers in Afghanistan — will be notified in the coming weeks tha...

Response by 1SG Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 11 at 2014 11:20 PM

2014-07-11T23:20:06-04:00

To be honest, I see both sides of this coin. From the cold personnel/logistics side, this has to happen. Congress has gutted the military budget and we (as a military) are forced to draw some hard lines in the sand when it comes to budget decisions. We have a hard deadline to reach a certain personnel level and this is one of the ways we are going to get there.
From the human side, this is just way wrong. I can't imagine being told while in a war zone tHat when I'm done, I'm out. You just sucked all my motivation out. If I wasn't strong in my faith, I would turn into a fobbit and just sit around at the MWR surfing for a job! I know it has to be done and the sooner they Soldier knows the more prepared they can be for the future, but come on!