‘Internal Army Poll: Only 26% of Officers Say Army Headed in Right Direction—“Political Correctness” Cited’

http://cnsnews.com/news/article/internal-army-poll-only-26-officers-say-army-headed-right-direction-political

A couple of things:

When seeing the headline part “Officers Say,” I no longer gave any credence to the article’s importance. Ninety-nine percent of Army officers are completely out of the loop when it comes to running things and getting real results. Officers can issue orders, but they are not the do-ers. NCOs and enlisted soldiers do the stuff required for mission accomplishment. Officers complain about political correctness, but NCOs and enlisted soldiers take care of the problem, if one exists. Besides, the by-far-majority of Army officers are not in combat arms, and in combat arms, little things don’t mean nothin’.

Second, look at the officer complaints:

-- 58 percent cited the Army’s inability to “retain quality leaders.”
-- 57 percent cited “a lack of discipline, or the “Army is too soft”
-- 53 percent pointed to “Ineffective leaders at senior levels”
-- 52 percent said “senior leaders focus on the wrong priorities”
-- 46 percent said junior leader promotions/advancements are happening too soon
-- 39 percent said “resources/funding or technology are insufficient”

The Army has always been too soft. Just ask any veteran of a previous war. Junior leaders have always thought their seniors ineffective. Senior leaders have always focused on the wrong priorities. There never has been enough funding for necessary technology. An officer never has enough equipment, ammunition or soldiers.

Move along. Nothing new in the poll.

Link from gatesfofvienna.