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 A message for less-than-the-best and brightest.
by
retired Gen. Frederick J. Kroesen
Once again the
[daily] newspaper is telling me that the best and the brightest are
leaving the Army, the officer corps is beset with disillusion,
dissatisfaction and unhappiness, and our noncommissioned officers are
convinced that senior leaders are not in touch with reality. I cannot
dispute these reports, but I would like to converse a bit with
soldiers who are still around.
In late 1945, with
about three years of service to my credit, I decided to apply for a
Regular Army commission. Around me were untold numbers who could not
wait to get out of the Army. Among those, I was told, were the best
and the brightest who were returning to college or graduate school or
better paying civilian pursuits. None of my ROTC or OCS classmates
joined me in applying, but I did not care. I liked the Army, and I
was quite pleased, in 1947, to accept a regular commission. [ more...
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