The Army is smack in the middle of its transformation, not just beginning, as the article seems to imply. Many units have already restructured, several MOSs are in the process of realignment, doctrine is being rewritten, and there is a lot of painful change going on in as units simultaneously train for and recover from deployments in and out of theater in support of OIF and OEF.

Unfortunately, due to personnel demand and issues with recruiting and retention, certain standards are being ignored, reduced or sidelined in the desperation to fill slots. This is definitely a bad thing right now, in the short-term, as it has almost immediate repercussions in the field. I'm still on the fence as to how bad this may affect the force in the mid-to-long term - although I know its not across the board and may only affect certain key fields in that way.