Monday, November 19, 2018

One in five Army generals were not cleared for combat in 2016

One in five Army generals were not cleared for combat in 2016:
"WASHINGTON – One in five Army generals could not deploy in 2016 for medical reasons, according to data obtained by USA TODAY, a troubling trend in the military's readiness to fight that Defense Secretary Jim Mattis has vowed to fix.
Image result for Obama Purging General'sOverdue medical and dental exams were the primary reasons for what the Army refers to as medical readiness in 2016.
The deployment rate has improved to nearly 85 percent, according to Brig. Gen. Omar Jones, the Army's top spokesman.
"The Army's top priority is readiness and soldiers are expected to be world-wide deployable to ensure our Army is ready to fight today and in the future," Jones said.
"The data from 2016 does not reflect recent improvements in medical readiness for the Army as a whole and for the general officer corps specifically."...
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