tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post117380105628079997..comments2023-11-03T09:36:22.100-04:00Comments on In From the Cold: Off With Their HeadsGeorge Smileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07049707648660651119noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post-1173839352267991002007-03-13T23:29:00.000-04:002007-03-13T23:29:00.000-04:00You know, its a shame they fired the generals and ...You know, its a shame they fired the generals and not the nimrods who were really responsible. When was the last time you had a general come look at your quarters or barracks? NOT. Next since when was the beancounters concerned about the wounded. There thoughts are, hmmm, the walking wounded are serving no purpose other than more costs, so lets get rid of them, let them stay in bad barracks the sooner they'll want to leave. Let the VA have them. Because the medical boards want you out now. So youre passed to the VA which says, Army dude, you have to repay the severance package the Army gave you before we give you any benies. Ouch who ever heard of that?? In the mean time, you fight to get the ratings changed, taking years. Because you cant have an attorney represent you but the VA has a truck load of them shooting you down at every turn. My claim finally reached a conclusion, 10 years later. So firing a couple of generals wont do squat! All this posturing is BS. And Bush getting a board to investigate how to improve this situation is sort of negated because he has a veterans commission reporting in October trying to cut benefits. Well, I have an appointment to see a doc at the VA in 3 months, thats urgent care. Of course they cancelled it and now its 6 months out. Theres more wrong with this system, but, lets go fire a couple of generals, that will solve the problem. Oh, and what about this fisher house? Why in gods name does a civilian have to start a trust, and use that money to build fisher house for soldiers families?? Why didnt the Army do that years ago? I mean doesnt the Army take care of its own, obivously NOT if a civilian has to build fisher house with his own funds. Well enough on this soap box. Firing generals is just stupid.artillerysurveyorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12070729910051636357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post-1173837085370453052007-03-13T22:51:00.000-04:002007-03-13T22:51:00.000-04:00SD, We've been wracking our brains (out of morbid...SD, <BR/><BR/>We've been wracking our brains (out of morbid curiosity) at work trying to fill in that blank; thanx. Even if TSG's G/FOQ did not "overlook" Bldg. 18, is it a fair to suggest that he could see some part of the building/neighborhood from his porch/window/backyard and perhaps, being responsible f/all medical care in DA, might not have at least had his curiosity piqued? FWIW, I believe that WRAMC will relocate to Bethesda due to BRAC. <BR/><BR/>Hopefully the transition brigade will put a competent officer (and several competent NCOs) in charge of helping their fellow Soldiers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post-1173813540891610202007-03-13T16:19:00.000-04:002007-03-13T16:19:00.000-04:00Super--thanks for the clarifiction, and I've updat...Super--thanks for the clarifiction, and I've updated the blog. I've only been to Walter Reed once in my career, and never visited Building 18. I'm guess that John Barry has never been to the medical center, and accepted someone's else assertion that the commander's residence overlooked the outpatient facility--makes the scandal sound that much worse, even if the facts contradict the storyline. <BR/><BR/>Concur with your comments on the transition brigade. Sounds like more of the same, and the implementation process will likely spur more complaints. <BR/><BR/>One final point: I can guarantee that the frustrated troops in Building 18 wrote letters to their congressional representatives long before the Post published its story. But I don't see the WaPo bothering to ask any of the soliders if they contacted their congressmen about the matter, and how many of them ignored letters of complaint. Might make their Democratic friends look bad.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12712369389411084085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post-1173812376946464132007-03-13T15:59:00.000-04:002007-03-13T15:59:00.000-04:00A couple of comments. MG Weightmant did not replac...A couple of comments. <BR/><BR/>MG Weightmant did not replace LTG Kiley as commander of Walter Reed. MG Farmer replaced LTG Kiley ans MG Weightman replaced MG Farmer when MG Farmer retired. <BR/><BR/>The Surgeon General’s home does not “overlook” Building 18. Buildling 18 was on the other side of Georgia avenue and would never be considered next door. <BR/><BR/>The Army has proposed setting up a separate “Wounded Warrior Transition Brigade” to function separate from the rest of Walter Reed. My guess is that the integration will be slow and difficult.Superdestroyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14708119879383713312noreply@blogger.com