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From talking to my son, who is in the Guard, I don't disagree with GEN Odierno . When my son was in an Artillery BDE they trained hard every drill and during the ATs because they knew that their training time was limited. He even got together with some of the guys on weekends to work on land nav skills. He transferred to an Infantry BTN for his SGT stripes and says it's a nightmare to the point that the mortar platoon is actually dangerous. Plus, they are moving more toward being a garrison unit. (Hey, it's the CO Guard; maybe they are just stoned.) If he can't find a better unit to xfer to, he's not re-upping...and he's the reenlistment NCO.
Pat
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