Written by a darn well talented public affairs officer on the General’s staff. Now just because the man wears makeup, and has never seen combat should lead to no conclusions or judgments.
This is the result of the Obama commissars infiltrating the military and the political officers who reached senior rank over the last eight years. Policies that have been implemented in the military if publicly known would disgust the average American.
Trust me, this was starting when I was there 25 years ago. Its not just Obama. We’ve had around 40 years of ‘politically correctness’ in this country (practically my entire life), and it has taken a toll. Blaming it all on Obama leads to the false hope that his absence alone will fix the problem.
“Do we need to assess our programs and policies? Absolutely, and we do,.. it reflects genuine ownership of our profession and our military academy.”
NOW it’s clearly one of those times that we must assess.