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To: harpu
"AND, the issue would be?"

The economy is on fire and they can make huge bucks in the private sector.

I know, I left, and the pay (or lack thereof) was a huge reason (actually following the fact that I can't stand bureaucrats and they run the Army).
5 posted on 04/10/2006 8:26:17 AM PDT by MeanWestTexan (Many at FR would respond to Christ "Darn right, I'll cast the first stone!")
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To: MeanWestTexan
Yeah, pay is one of the issues. So is overwork of junior officers, and the crushing bureaucracy.

Also, it seems to me that NCO's have become a whole lot more professional in the last 10-20 years -- a lot of these talented folks take real pride in being great NCO's, and they don't have much desire to go to OCS.

12 posted on 04/10/2006 8:33:13 AM PDT by 68skylark
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To: MeanWestTexan

Thanks for your service. If you served during X42 I can fully understand your dissatisfaction with the bureaucracy.


26 posted on 04/10/2006 8:55:07 AM PDT by OldFriend (AMERICA WOULD NOT BE THE LAND OF THE FREE IF IT WERE NOT ALSO THE HOME OF THE BRAVE)
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