Okay disregarding the bad news from Commandant USMC that only 30% of american kids could make the cut for any military branch another point in the article caught my eye....
"On retention, I was concerned about that last year because for the first time we were really struggling to make our numbers, to keep folks, particularly in our senior enlisted. This year we're -- we're on track to make it. So, whatever happened I think -- I think there was -- because we had an appropriation, we had money for bonuses, even with the economy being what it is, we're keeping enough qualified folks and some of the very best."
I know what happened in the last year.
Obama left and professional soldiers made the decision that staying was a viable option as their lives were not being put on the line to be wasted.
and Neller knows too.
He is either being diplomatic or he is an Obamite unable to give his boss a shot.
"On retention, I was concerned about that last year because for the first time we were really struggling to make our numbers, to keep folks, particularly in our senior enlisted. This year we're -- we're on track to make it. So, whatever happened I think -- I think there was -- because we had an appropriation, we had money for bonuses, even with the economy being what it is, we're keeping enough qualified folks and some of the very best."
I know what happened in the last year.
Obama left and professional soldiers made the decision that staying was a viable option as their lives were not being put on the line to be wasted.
and Neller knows too.
He is either being diplomatic or he is an Obamite unable to give his boss a shot.
