It doesn’t appear to be a purge, but rather a “re-organization”, but perhaps others can offer expertise in this area.
from page 2 of the article:
The “concept of operations” document — or initial draft — shows that the support center would have control of services such as fuel distribution, vehicle and support equipment, material management, small-arms training and ammunition allocation. Although the official said some of that framework was altered after the generals reviewed and rebuked the proposal, it is unclear how much of the framework was carried forward to the revised plan.
Retired Gen. Charles F. Wald, former deputy commander of U.S. European Command, said the Air Force has to implement structural changes because it cannot afford to chew through its budget at the current rate. Gen. Wald, who is now vice chairman and federal practice advisory partner for Deloitte, said the plan to consolidate base operations authority under the umbrella of a single support center on the surface “makes perfect business sense.”
“I think we should have done this 20 years ago,” he said. “Here’s the problem: I would have done it if I had known how to do it. I didn’t.”
Probably — if there was a purge —. It’s consolidation of the worst sort. It weakens the traditional command structures and autonomy and will eventually breed a new type of base commander — one that has nothing to do but police racial, religious and sexual orientation attitudes.
Meanwhile, senior Military positions will be usurped by the political appointee process with no oversight. Making the military top heavy and more politically political rather than militarily political. Local contracts will be steered by political appointees back in ‘Washington’s’ Pentagon to more politically pliable contractors.
Centralization of power and authority.
So you’ll have a politically connected 2 star telling an operational 4 star what to do.
Yes, MichaelCorleone, it’s very likely part of the larger purge of military commanders who may have some latitude in deployment and use of forces.
This is a dangerous and troubling development.
It’s time to take back the country. Start with the military forces.
I don’t see a purge here. I’m kind of torn on whether or not it will work. As long as the authority to manage the base as base commander doesn’t dive too deeply it might make some sense to consolidate major construction and supply operations. I have seen base commanders, until recently almost all colonels not generals, who were very good managers and planners and others who were complete nitwits or largely self-serving and trying to shine for the next promotion board.
Day-to-day operational decisions should still be at the base commander level. The major projects may be better managed under one head. It probably can’t be worse (yeah, I know it could).
Oh my... What ever could go wrong with this?
On the other hand the installation where I was a contractor at had the Commanding General order that all of the Fire Hydrants were to be repainted from red to Brown.
As a side note the number of vehicle accidents involving the brown hydrants increased greatly. The most common comment was that the hydrant blended into the background and the driver didn’t ‘see’ it.
You might call it “purge in place.”