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Very interesting article. I am just a regular infanryman but I too feel the effects of these type of officers.
I am in Afghanistan right now serving conventionally in a Guard Infantry Unit. I do the less glamorous job and provide security for a Provincial Reconstruction Team. My PRT does MEDCAPS, Schools, Roads, Animal Stuff, & Training for local forces. If your not already familiar we have a Civil Affairs Team, Doctors, Engineers, ETC. I obviously can not speak for the couple of SF soldiers at this FOB, however, I have heard some talk about how ineffective our current LTC is. One of my ranger officers said to me in disgust that he was approached by one of the manuever officers saying how he'll do the killing stuff but not the PRT bull crap. My outfit is constantly looked down upon by the Infantry manuever element on this FOB, and the officers that lead them. They give the impression that the rebuilding and rapport part is a complete waste of time. They do not realize once we leave there needs to be a new system in place. I have been in country for about 1/2 a year and we have just began to combine the manuever element's combat operations connectically with our own. I know this sways a bit from the whole convential / non-convential discussion, however I just wanted to bring to light my small take on the current mentality of some Big Army Officers.
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