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To: unclewest who wrote (38823)	4/10/2004 6:42:35 AM
From: D. Long	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793954

It's a shame the Turks hamstrung a northern front. These people would have been dealt with properly during the invasion, instead of having to bypass Falluja and let them stew in their hatred. The place needs a Marine administered enema. Derek

To: unclewest who wrote (38823)	4/10/2004 12:29:29 PM
From: LindyBill	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793954

General Schoomaker's plans for the Army ..........The Chief told his generals that “everything is on the table for review except the Army Values.” For example, the CoS stated that he is “getting rid of the Finance branch because they don’t do anything but screw up our pay anyway.” The CoS said that after coming back on active duty to act as the CoS he didn’t get a paycheck for 4 1/2 months. One day his wife received a letter from the VA saying “how sorry we are about the passing away of your husband....” (This is the Chief of Staff of the Army!) He also said that he is getting rid of half of the Human Resources Command (formerly PERSCOM) because they have too many people and not enough work. Finally, the CoS talked in generalities about the future of the Army overseas. He did say that he anticipated probably five “bases” to remain in Europe – combat brigades in Grafenwoehr and Vilseck, the hospital in Heidelberg, SETAF in Italy, and some kind of task force in Eastern Europe.