War is keeping the Army from Armying

It saddens me to hear that the Army is clawing its way back to pre-2001 priorities. I was hoping that my observations were outliers and unrepresentative of the whole.

"The entire intent of being a professional soldier is going to war and destroying the enemy. What most of us in the military have trained for -- and done -- several times. Yes, there were a lot of growing pains over the last decade, especially learning what was most important to accomplish this task. We learned: Shooting, first aid, cultural lessons -- important! Haircuts, hands in pockets, pressing uniforms? Not that important..."

TBD:Where is the garrison Army going? I worry it is heading back to spit and polish, while ignoring hard lessons of the last decade