Major K.'s new job.

August 13, 2005

The New Job.

As I mentioned earlier, I am now on a MiTT (Military Transition Team) training the Iraqi 6th Infantry Division. It is a whole new set of challenges. Dealing with the tribal/familial entanglements, the cultural differences and the language barrier are just a few. The Iraqi supply and logistics chain is even worse than ours. We are trying to stand up a Division Headquarters that will eventually control five Brigades in Baghdad. Right now, only two of the five Brigades are operational. The Division Headquarters is manned by less than half of the people that they should have. The biggest problem right now is that we have the Senior Officers but not the complement of Soldiers, NCO's and Junior Officers that we should have. It is a classic "Too many chiefs and not enough Indians scenario. (I hope I don't get in trouble with the ACLU or the NCAA for using that analogy...) Permalink

Good luck to you, sir, your men, and the brave Iraqis you are training. May God bless and protect you all.