Will NCO Corps be decimated by Iraq?

Heibges · 04-27-07, 09:46 AM

Watching the morning news, I see that sadly another young sergeant from California was killed in Iraq.

Sadder still, in Vietnam the NCO Corps of the United States Army was decimated. Many young NCO's were killed, and many more ended up addicted to drugs and living on the streets of America's cities. Plus, due to the unpopularity of the military following Vietnam, there were many "Go to War or Go to Jail" enlistments, and this further hurt the Army.

The Army made a major push to rebuild the NCO Corps, but it took them nearly 15 years culminating in 1989 with The Year of the NCO.

President Reagan provided many new incentives to get young highly qualified and hightly motivated young soldiers. As Schwarzkoff said, the Army that invaded Kuwait in 1991 was the smartest, best trained, most motivated, in American History.

As many of you know, the NCO Corps is considered the "Backbone of the Army".

How will the Iraq and Afghanistan situations effect the NCO Corps in the next 10 to 15 years?

04-27-07, 09:46 AM	#1
Heibges Sea Lord Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: San Francisco, California Posts: 1,633 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Will NCO Corps be decimated by Iraq? Watching the morning news, I see that sadly another young sergeant from California was killed in Iraq. Sadder still, in Vietnam the NCO Corps of the United States Army was decimated. Many young NCO's were killed, and many more ended up addicted to drugs and living on the streets of America's cities. Plus, due to the unpopularity of the military following Vietnam, there were many "Go to War or Go to Jail" enlistments, and this further hurt the Army. The Army made a major push to rebuild the NCO Corps, but it took them nearly 15 years culminating in 1989 with The Year of the NCO. President Reagan provided many new incentives to get young highly qualified and hightly motivated young soldiers. As Schwarzkoff said, the Army that invaded Kuwait in 1991 was the smartest, best trained, most motivated, in American History. As many of you know, the NCO Corps is considered the "Backbone of the Army". How will the Iraq and Afghanistan situations effect the NCO Corps in the next 10 to 15 years? __________________ U.Kdt.Hdb B. I. 28) This possibility of using the hydrophone to help in detecting surface ships should, however, be restricted to those cases where the submarine is unavoidably compelled to stay below the surface. http://www.hackworth.com/