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That wasn't what they said.
They said their battalion command leadership was poor. That means the LTCs in BN Command who were selected by DA, and probably the CSMs as well, as part of the "command team".
I would like to see what they said about their PLT and CO command leadership. Probably not enough contact with the BDE and DIV leadership to comment on them.
As far as morale goes, soldiers will gripe to anyone who will listen, and anyone who asks them will get an earful. The real issue will be seen in the retention rates, given the almost certainty that the same soldiers will be back again (or in Afghanistan) within a few years.
To be truly useful, the survey would have to ask a lot better, more detailed questions.
TR
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