TRADOC Losing Its Edge?

[Pete]

From Lt. Gen. David Barno quoted in today's Best Defense blog by Tom Ricks:

I recently heard a senior Army leader describe assignments in the institutional Army as 'taking a knee' -- an astonishing put down reflective of this troubling shift in the Army culture. Remember -- this is the part of the Army that has responsibility for the doctrine, education, training and leader development upon which the successes of recent years were built. Many talented officers now avoid these key jobs, and civilian contractors are often taking their place -- to include a number of instructors at the Army's command and staff college, for example.

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http://ricks.foreignpolicy.com/posts...ot_the_villain