nobody cares about a shortage of timid oficers,
if there was a shortage of NCOs or DIs,
I would be concerned
Ouch.
There is a serious shortage of E-6's and E-7's, at least with the 10th Mountain Div. The E-6, E-7 shortage is due somewhat to the Army's reduction in retirement benefits, RIF, etc., starting in the early 90's. If you recall, many ANG and Reserve units have had 18 mo average tours in Iraq and Afghanistan because of the E-6 and E-7 shortages.