Army captains ‘pelt’ Mullen with tough questions on war

http://thinkprogress.org/2007/10/23/army-captains-pelt-mullen-with-tough-questions-on-war/

Army captains ‘pelt’ Mullen with tough questions on war.

At a forum in Oklahoma today, Army captains — “who represent the military’s future” — pelted Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman Navy Adm. Michael Mullen with “blunt questions” about the strain of Iraq redeployments:

The long and repeated battlefield deployments were a prime topic.

One year at war and one year back at home “is not good enough” one officer flatly told Mullen, setting the tone early for the discussion. <…>

“When it becomes a burden to my family, it becomes repulsive,” said one captain, who told Mullen that he wants a stable assignment so his wife can go to school, but he was told that “family considerations don’t play a role” in such planning decisions.

Mullen grimaced as the officer said he was preparing to leave the Army because of the problems.

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