Col. David Hackworth: Fire the Losers Before the Army Goes Down

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August 12, 2003

The Army has a new boss, and the word is he's a good man. Let's hope so, because Gen. Peter Schoomaker is going to need all the strength he can muster to transform an institution whose top brass have become increasingly incompetent at their trade.

Recalling Schoomaker from the retirement ranks after three years in civvies says it all – that the Army has just about hit rock bottom in the senior-leadership department. Of the dozens of active-duty three- and four-star candidates for the chief-of-staff job, few wanted to step up to the most prestigious and sought-after position in the Army, and those who were willing were unacceptable to the SecDef.

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