A lot of folks have pointed out that Shinseki was right all along about the number of troops needed in Iraq, so here’s another one. Shinseki’s also the one who spearheaded Army transformation, leading to our current Brigade Combat Team configuration, and it was long overdue and very successful.
I have my quibbles about the beret, too, but Shinseki did FAR more to help the Army and this country than he did to hurt it.
I agree. Shinseki's orginal design, as currently seen in the Stryker Brigades, was for three maneuver battalions per Brigade Combat Team. The Force Design bean counters later cut it down to two and that is one too few.