Army Could Replace Contractors With Soldiers to 'Re-Green' Service

February 26, 2012 by legitgov

Army Could Replace Contractors With Soldiers to 'Re-Green' Service 24 Feb 2012 The Army needs to fix a system that gives soldiers more credit for operational positions than for "career-broadening" assignments, said Gen. Bob Cone, head of the Army's Training and Doctrine Command. He also said he wants today's soldiers to begin retaking the places now held by civilians and contractors in the "institutional Army" so they can directly pass on what they've learned in Iraq and Afghanistan. Cone wants to shape a postwar Army that will continue to change after more than a decade of fighting.