Secretary of the Army John McHugh responds to a question from a member of the Senate Appropriations defense subcommittee, Mar. 21, 2012 on Capitol Hill. McHugh and Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. Raymond T. Odierno testified before the committee on the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2013 and the future year's defense program. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Bernardo Fuller)
Shocking Admission On Army Preparedness: No Training The Last 6 Months -- Andrew Malcolm, Investors.com
While the president of the United States pitched his crumbling healthcare program like a late-night infomercial barker, the Army's chief of staff made a shocking admission about national defense.
Gen. Ray Odierno told a Washington conference Monday that the U.S. Army had not conducted any training in the last six months of the fiscal year ending Sept. 30.
And, he said, there currently are only two Army brigades rated combat-ready. That's a total of between 7,000 to 10,000 troops and less than one-third what the combat veteran regards as necessary for proper national security.
"Right now," Odierno said, "we have in the Army two brigades that are trained. That's it. Two."
Odierno also revealed that troops shipping out to Afghanistan now are prepared only to train and assist Afghan troops, not to conduct combat operations themselves. But, of course, there's no guarantee the Americans won't find themselves in combat while accompanying Afghan soldiers.
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My Comment: This is an epic failure from the Commander in Chief .... but the main stream media has so far been completely AWOL on this story.
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