Wednesday, February 28, 2007

The military solution

The Army Times reports on one of the military's solutions to the MedHold problems at Walter Reed. As we all remember, last week the Army hustled in a bunch of contractors to patch up the problems at Building 18, on camera, of course.
Soldiers at Walter Reed Army Medical Center’s Medical Hold Unit say they have been told they will wake up at 6 a.m. every morning and have their rooms ready for inspection at 7 a.m., and that they must not speak to the media.

“Some soldiers believe this is a form of punishment for the trouble soldiers caused by talking to the media,” one Medical Hold Unit soldier said, speaking on the condition of anonymity.

It is unusual for soldiers to have daily inspections after Basic Training.
But having suffered one breach of discipline already, the Army is taking no chances.
They were also told they would be moving out of Building 18 to Building 14 within the next couple of weeks. Building 14 is a barracks that houses the administrative offices for the Medical Hold Unit and was renovated in 2006. It’s also located on the Walter Reed Campus, where reporters must be escorted by public affairs personnel. Building 18 is located just off campus and is easy to access.
Sure looks like a "feather in his cap" for Walter Reeds "Col. Cathcart" Just in time after last weeks "black eye". And with no one talking, they should be able to continue lowballing the disability ratings. Or as Our Dear Leader wishes he could say without screwing up, "These boys are broke, why fix them?"

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