the top uniformed and civilian leaders at the Pentagon who think hardest about the future of the military have a more fundamental fear: young officers ... are leaving the Army at nearly their highest rates in decades. Full Story »
Posted by Kaizar Campwala
This is an important story and needs to be heard. It is the junior officers and rising NCOs who are the future of the Army (and all military services). As to what will solve the problem, I'm not sure it is money alone. I disagree that officers coming out of OCS is a bad thing. Mustangs, as they are called in the Navy, rarely forget from whence they came and keep the interests of their men (and women) foremost.
