Marcus Aurelius: Army at a Cross-Roads, Toxic Leadership Not Helping

Facing Uncertainty, Budget Cuts, Army Is At A Crossroads Some changes have been resisted By Greg Jaffe Washington Post, November 23, 2012, Pg. 3 For much of this year, Sgt. Maj. Raymond F. Chandler III, the Army’s top enlisted soldier, has traveled to bases around the world with a simple message: “We’ve allowed ourselves to …

Marcus Aurelius: Toxic Army Leadership Casts Long Shadow – Not Just Generals but Field Grade Also

While many of you criticize WaPo, believe this is a real and growing problem within Army.  I have read both Ward and O’Reilly DoDIG reports — shocking.  IMHO, if 5 percent of what’s in those reports is 10 percent true, those two generals should be going to Disciplinary Barracks at Leavenworth.  Yet both cases have …

Marcus Aurelius: Army Corps of Keystroke Monitors – A New Low

When in doubt create another layer. Keystroke Crackdown, page 1 of 2, Army Times 07May12 Keystroke Crackdown, page 2 of 2, Army Times 07May12 Phi Beta Iota:  First off, keystroke monitoring and download monitoring are already fully developed (as well as remote virtual screen replication).  If Army really thinks they are investing in something new, …

Marcus Aurelius: Army “Ref A” on NOT Burning Korans

On disposing of religious materials, in 2009 the Chaplain Center and School at Fort Jackson, South Carolina, published a detailed Information Paper providing guidance for all major religions and denominations. The relevant paragraphs concerning the Quran are reproduced below as published in the Information Paper. Disposing of Unusable Copies of the Qur’an As far as …

Eagle: While America Shuts Down Fire Houses, Cuts Infant Nutrition, US Subsidizes Israel Army Sushi Courses

While America Shuts Down Fire Houses, Cuts Infant Nutrition, US Subsidizes Israel Army Sushi Courses Money Trends Research, 3 January 2012 There’s an astonishing piece of news in Israel’s Haaretz today under the headine “Israel allocates funds to help former IDF soldiers become sushi chefs“: Demobilized soldiers will be able to study Asian cooking this year at …