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Army offers bonuses to entice officer stays
Saturday, May 12, 2007 | No comments posted.
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Army will offer incentives to keep midlevel officers as it faces another decade or so in combat around the world, its chief of staff said Friday.
Gen. George Casey, who took over as the Army's chief just a month ago, said the United States will “be in a period of conflict for, I believe, another five or 10 years.” And the Army, which has been stretched and stressed by five difficult years at war, must be organized and equipped to deal with that challenge, he said.
The general said he is not suggesting that the Iraq or Afghanistan wars will last five more years. But Casey, who was the top commander in Iraq until February, acknowledged that building a stable, self-governing Iraq is a “long-term proposition.”
To stem a growing trend of critical future leaders leaving the service, Casey said the Army will unveil a plan next week to give some captains $20,000 to stay on.
Gen. George Casey, who took over as the Army's chief just a month ago, said the United States will “be in a period of conflict for, I believe, another five or 10 years.” And the Army, which has been stretched and stressed by five difficult years at war, must be organized and equipped to deal with that challenge, he said.
The general said he is not suggesting that the Iraq or Afghanistan wars will last five more years. But Casey, who was the top commander in Iraq until February, acknowledged that building a stable, self-governing Iraq is a “long-term proposition.”
To stem a growing trend of critical future leaders leaving the service, Casey said the Army will unveil a plan next week to give some captains $20,000 to stay on.
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