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Didn't know him in OCS, but it was just a mill then. Keep your mouth shut, pass a few tests, graduate with gold bars. None of the Tac officers were RVN vets, still teaching line, as opposed to circular emplacement of howitzers, etc.

We probably graduated 70% of our class, which was about 20% too high.

Don't know much of General Franks bio, but I trust Secretary of Defense Rumsfeld. I'd like him to find a replacement for the four-star general in the Air Force that doesn't appear reassuring of his abilities either. Everytime I see him on television along with Mr. Rumfeld, I come away with knowing that we can do better. His name escapes me, but his face does not.

"None of the Tac officers were RVN vets, still teaching line, as opposed to circular emplacement of howitzers, etc."

As a grad of Ft. Sill, OCS in 1968, where we had Tac officers (one gunnery instr. Marine and VN Vet then), I appreciate your comments. Unfortunately having employed the weaning out process seeing where "tickets" had been punched we were too busy at the time with the RIF and getting rid of the majority of company grade officers with combat experience. It amazed me at the time and still does actually that the top brass would use criteria like "year group", degree, and RA or not as the bench mark for reducing the force, rather than looking at service and commanders OER's. But of course that was then and this is now.

I am glad Rummy has his Schwarzkopf, as Marshall had his Ike, who had his Bradley and Patton, to run the battlefield rather than a "ticket punching ring binger".