CentCom to cut a third of its staff

[katty]

more: http://www.tampabay.com/news/military/war/article415019.ece

CentCom to cut a third of its staff

It is probably one of the largest staff reductions in the command's 25-year history.
By William R. Levesque, Times Staff Writer
Published Wednesday, March 12, 2008 10:34 PM

Lt. Gen. Martin Dempsey, Fallon’s top deputy, will be his temporary replacement.
US News

TAMPA — U.S. Central Command is slashing the staff of its Tampa headquarters by a third — about 1,100 personnel — even as it coordinates two wars in the Middle East, CentCom confirmed on Wednesday.

The move comes as a surprise to some Tampa Bay leaders who had received no notice of the decision by Adm. William Fallon, the CentCom chief who abruptly announced his resignation on Tuesday.

It is probably one of the largest staff reductions in the command's 25-year history and is a striking cut seldom seen in crucial military commands at a time of war.

[OmahaBlueDog]

1. That probably explains (in part) Fallon's resignation

Interesting

How will the GOP spin us to be the cause of this??

[Arctic Dave]

2. They are probably going to

move them closer to the war theater in the ME. These guys were thinking they could do the war 9 to 5 ,home at night and never have to taste the grit of ME sand. Boy, were those suckers wrong.

[TomInTib]

3. Look out. The neo-cons are back behind the wheel, evidently.

This is a neo-con fantasy.

They will attempt to shoehorn more civilians into control positions.

Just wait and see.