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
Two issues make this story highly questionable: accuracy and tone. First to accuracy. A single example - Adam Ake, the USMA grad. He didn't spend seven years as a platoon leader in Korea. Not possible. Platoon leaders are Lieutenants. In seven years, he would be a mid-term Captain. Something smells here. That doesn't even touch his statistics regarding the number of initial entry trainees requiring waivers. The 20% figure is absurd. Second, the article's tone. No opportunities for doctors or lawyers in Texas or Kentucky? What's that overpowering aroma of beltway-centrism? The writer should hang out somewhere other than at the Georgetown law school, or the GW campus.
