Posted on Nov 24, 2014
SECDEF resigns...how will the lack of long term leadership affect the DoD?
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With Secretary Hagel's resignation, how will this affect the DoD? The new SECDEF will be the 4th under this administration (which in itself is not a problem), but the fact that the last two SECDEFs have served less, combined, than Secretary Gates served.
Should the SECDEF be like the Chiefs of Staff and the CJCS, where it is a 4 year term, minimum? How can we continue to grow as a defense department when our senior leader keeps rotating out?
Thoughts?
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/25/us/hagel-said-to-be-stepping-down-as-defense-chief-under-pressure.html
Should the SECDEF be like the Chiefs of Staff and the CJCS, where it is a 4 year term, minimum? How can we continue to grow as a defense department when our senior leader keeps rotating out?
Thoughts?
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/25/us/hagel-said-to-be-stepping-down-as-defense-chief-under-pressure.html
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LTC (Join to see), I think it's probably unrealistic to make SecDef a four-year "term," because as a cabinet member, the Secretary of Defense serves at the pleasure of the President. He's not a judge or something, he's a cabinet member.
As for global crises testing the Pentagon (in the NY Times article), I submit that global crises are testing this administration, and Secretary Hagel is a "victim" of that problem.
As for global crises testing the Pentagon (in the NY Times article), I submit that global crises are testing this administration, and Secretary Hagel is a "victim" of that problem.
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LTC (Join to see)
Chief....I agree that it may be a stretch for a 4 year term or whatnot, but there has to be some sort of checks and balance for the appointment. In this case, and I am sure in other administrations as well, it was the administration that appointed the cabinet member, and then made the change. Just seems like the defense department as a whole suffers when someone doesn't turn out they way they thought.
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The problem is the administration. So many SECDEF's in this administration gives one the conclusion that the DOD's real leadership was coming from the House. All former SECDEF's complained of interference from the White House and micro managing.
As long as Obama is the president, I don't think we will have real leadership from any SECDEF. I respect all of them, but when your hands are ties, what can you do?
As long as Obama is the president, I don't think we will have real leadership from any SECDEF. I respect all of them, but when your hands are ties, what can you do?
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As we'd expect, much more will come to light regarding this situation over the coming weeks. Much of what I am reading now, however, is clearly suggesting that Sec Hagel was effectively fired. I don't necessarily have an opinion on whether he was a "fall guy" for specific situation(s) like the ISIS response, so I'm not going to throw things out there like that. But I would be interested to hear RP members' thoughts on the reasoning behind his removal/resignation. Note: please don't turn this into senseless bashing of a political figure without substantiating your position. Thanks in advance.
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In memory of Jack.
"Hit the road Chuck, and don't ya come back, no more, no more, no more, no more!"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8Tiz6INF7I
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8Tiz6INF7I
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Short term effects will happen. Long term the DoD will press on with the undersecretaries doing there jobs making the machine run.
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LTC (Join to see)
That's a great point MSgt...and what is being said, there are two undersecretaries in the lead for for the next SECDEF.
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