Listen to the Generals

"I listen to the Generals," a favorite line used by Bush.

Both of them, it would seem. There are nine combat commands. Two are run by Army Generals. Bush will cut that number to one in about thirty days.

In July, will Bush talk about listening to the General?

Full Story from the AP

Retired Army Maj. Gen. Robert Scales, former head of the Army War College who holds a Ph.D. in history from Duke University, said he could find no prior period when the Army was so engaged overseas and so underrepresented at top levels.

"It's absolutely extraordinary," he said. "I just can't believe the numbers. It's cultural, it's political, and it's deeply ingrained. I've never seen it to the degree it exists today."

Besides Special Operations Command, which is located at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, there are eight other "combatant commands." These are the structures responsible for unique wartime functions, such as transportation, or for managing troops in a particular region of the world, such as Europe or the Middle East.

Combatant commanders have short lines of authority; they report to the defense secretary and the president.

Someone should tell the young men and women at Military College of Georgia aka North Georgia College and State University.

Serve your country. Get an education. Be ignored by the Commander and Chief.