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Army's Rising Promotion Rate Called Ominous
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Experts say the quality of the officer corps is threatened as the service fights to retain leaders during wartime and fill new command slots.
By Mark Mazzetti
Times Staff Writer
January 30 2006
WASHINGTON Struggling to retain enough officers to lead its forces, the Army has begun to dramatically increase the number of soldiers it promotes, raising fears within the service that wartime strains are diluting the quality of the officer corps.
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They ought to be able to find plenty
that will back-up the administration's
non-military estimates and tactics.
Lord save our military forces.
that will back-up the administration's
non-military estimates and tactics.
Lord save our military forces.
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