1. Vol. 71, No. 5 Feb. 8, 2013
Cavalry rides again
Soldiers of Troop A, 1st Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment,
2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, drive their
M3A3 Bradley Fighting Vehicles to reach a phase line, where
they will move into a defensive posture, during platoon
scout training near Fort Carson’s Camp Red Devil, Jan. 26.
Following contingency counterinsurgency operations in
Iraq and Afghanistan, “Bison” Soldiers are getting back to
the basics of decisive action training. See story on Page 9.
Photo by Staff Sgt. Andrew Porch
DOD leaders
Budget deadlock could spark readiness crisis
By Karen Parrish
American Forces Press Service
NBC’s Chuck Todd on “Meet the Press.”
The budget provision known as “sequester,” which
us to respond to the crises in the world,” Panetta said.
“We’ve got to plan for that possibility … but I
is set to take effect March 1 unless Congress acts, have to tell you, it is irresponsible for (sequester) to
WASHINGTON — Issuing perhaps their would trigger a half-trillion dollars in defense spending happen,” the secretary said. “I mean, why — why in
strongest warnings yet, Pentagon leaders said Sunday cuts over 10 years, beyond major spending cuts already God’s name — would members of Congress elected
the budget impasse threatens to create a military in place during that period. Defense Department staffs by the American people take a step that would badly
readiness crisis. are preparing for the worst, Panetta said. damage our national defense, but more importantly,
Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta and Gen. “If sequester goes into effect, and we have to do undermine the support for our men and women in
Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of the kind of cuts that will go right at readiness, right at uniform? Why would you do that?”
Staff, joined in interviews, televised Sunday, with maintenance, right at training, we are going to weaken
See Sequester on Page 4
CNN’s Candy Crowley on “State of the Union” and the United States and make it much more difficult for
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3. Feb. 8, 2013 — MOUNTAINEER 3
Women in combat roles
Army must complete analysis before opening jobs
By C. Todd Lopez know that it will be some time before G-1. “In order to open any position closed to female Soldiers. Additionally,
Army News Service they’ll be able to make any changes that is closed, whether it is due to the there are units in the Army that are closed
in their units. military occupational specialty, or the to women, based on the mission of those
WASHINGTON — The Secretary “There will be no immediate unit’s mission, all the services have units. So, within those units, even if there
of Defense announced an end to the changes,” said Col. Linda Sheimo, to submit a detailed request outlining are jobs with MOSs that women are
Direct Ground Combat Exclusion Rule chief of the Command Programs and the MOS, the unit, the numbers, and allowed to do elsewhere in the Army,
for female Soldiers Jan. 24. But the Policy Division at the Human also a legal analysis, that has to go women would not be allowed to serve in
Army wants commanders in the field to Resources Policy Directorate, Army through the Army leadership to the those MOSs within those specific units.
secretary of defense.” The secretary’s announcement is
The secretary of defense then has expected to change the current policy,
to notify Congress of the intent to open and could open up new opportunities
those positions, and Congress has a for women in the Army and in the other
specific amount of time to consider the services, Sheimo said.
issue before anything in the services “The intent of the policy change is
can change, Sheimo said. to make every position open, by Jan. 1,
“The very soonest that anything 2016, regardless of gender, unless we
could happen would be this summer,” get an approved exception to policy to
Sheimo said. keep it closed,” Sheimo explained.
The Army now has more than 450 Such exceptions, Sheimo said, must
MOSs, about 20 of which are currently be approved by the secretary and the
chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
The announcement by the secretary
Pvt. Cicely Verstein practices amounts to a “reversal” of the current
marksmanship on a Fort Jackson, policy, Sheimo said. Where today,
S.C., rifle range. Verstein will be the women are excluded from some jobs
first female 91M Bradley Fighting and units and a special exception must
Vehicle System maintainer, one of be approved in order to get women into
six military occupational specialties those particular jobs; in the future, the
previously restricted to men. Other policy will be that all jobs are open to
MOSs cannot open until the Army
See Women on Page 4
completes an analysis later this year.
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4. 4 MOUNTAINEER — Feb. 8, 2013
McHugh signs ‘Ready and
Resilient Campaign’ directive
Story and photo by Spc. John G. Martinez aimed at eliminating sexual assault and sexual
Army News Service harassment, bullying and hazing, substance abuse,
domestic violence and any stigmas or barriers
WASHINGTON — Secretary of the Army John associated with seeking help, according to the memo.
McHugh directed Monday that programs from McHugh charged Under Secretary of the Army
resilience training to suicide prevention be part of a Joseph Westphal and Vice Chief of Staff of the
wide-ranging “Ready and Resilient Campaign” plan, Army Gen. Lloyd J. Austin III to finalize plans
which will launch later this month. for the campaign and present them to him by Feb. 15.
During a press conference at Joint Base The campaign “must be a top priority for all Army
Lewis-McChord, Wash., McHugh said he’s looked at leaders,” the secretary said.
47 recommendations from an Armywide Behavioral The R2C will make improvements to the
Health Task Force, which he stood up last year. Integrated Disability Evaluation System and shorten
While McHugh said findings of the task force case-processing times, according to the memorandum.
have not yet been staffed and are not ready for And it will improve methods to help leaders understand
release, he did divulge one of the recommendations: high-risk behaviors that could lead to suicide.
that all programs dealing with resilience come under The campaign will make resilience training a key
a single command authority, the G-1 or Office of the part of all professional military education, according
Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel. to the establishing memo. And it will promote healthy
“They felt the disparity of command authority lifestyles that are based on the triad of physical Secretary of the Army John McHugh signs a directive
over all of these various programs tended to diffuse fitness, nutrition and sleep. at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Monday, directing
things rather than make them more accessible,” Finally, the campaign will strive to eliminate the development of a “Ready and Resilient Campaign”
McHugh said of the Behavioral Health Task Force stigma that might keep Soldiers from seeking treatment to integrate and synchronize the multiple efforts
recommendations. He explained that the abundance for post-traumatic stress or brain injuries. and programs designed to improve the readiness and
of programs, and redundancy of services, could “We’re trying to teach Soldiers it’s OK to reach resilience of Soldiers, Army civilians and their Families.
sometimes be confusing, making it difficult for out for help,” McHugh said. “You don’t just do that in
commanders or Soldiers to know where to turn. a class or two to a young Soldier. It really has to be a “We’re trying to instill into virtually every level
In order to eliminate that confusion, McHugh career-long progression.” of training, it’s your responsibility to take care of your
signed a memorandum Monday directing that The R2C will seek to institutionalize education buddy,” he said.
“multiple efforts and programs” be integrated and to promote resilience and build it into professional McHugh lamented the record 325 suicides
synchronized under the Army Ready and Resilient military instruction at various levels of a Soldier’s committed by Soldiers last year. “All of us in the
Campaign plan. R2C programs will include those career, McHugh said. Army are deeply concerned about this,” he said.
Sequester in combat and training those next to Women open units and MOSs to women, the
from Page 1 deploy. The chairman detailed what from Page 3 service will focus not only on
civilian employees can expect if sequester recruiting from the outside — but
Dempsey noted sequester is only happens and they are furloughed. women and if the services want will also look for volunteers from
part of the vise closing around the “They will lose two days per pay to exclude women they must get a inside the Army in order to fill
Department of Defense. Under the con- period, 20 percent less pay for the rest of special approved exception that important leadership roles in those
tinuing resolution that sets government the year,” he said. explains why they should be excluded. units and MOSs, Sheimo said, for
spending at previous levels when an Dempsey noted that despite public The Army has not completed both enlisted Soldiers and officers.
appropriations bill isn’t passed, perception, less than a quarter of the analysis it needs in order to open “Leadership is a key element of
Pentagon spending for the fiscal year defense civilian employees work in the any more MOSs or units to women, success in this effort,” Sheimo
already is out of balance, he said. Washington area. but the Army already has an effort said. “It’s very important to have a
“The combined effects of sequester “There’s this notion that (civilian under way to meet the secretary’s leadership cadre in place. Initially it
and the continuing resolution creates a furloughs are) probably OK, because suspense date. will have to come from other MOSs
magnitude of cut in the last half of the they are just a bunch of white-collar “The Army is pursuing a very and specialties.”
year,” Dempsey said. “We have to bureaucrats,” he said. careful and deliberate approach,” But for now, Sheimo said, com-
absorb $52 billion when you count But 86 percent of DOD’s civilian she said. “As we move forward manders in the field should know that
the effects of both sequestration and the employees “live outside of Washington, we will open units and/or MOSs as no new positions are open to women.
continuing resolution in the last half D.C., are in our schools, in our clinics, in we complete the appropriate “The Army will not open any
of the year.” our motor pools, in our depots, in our assessments, and we will submit position before congressional
Panetta and Dempsey both have factories,” Dempsey said. “This will affect those requests to Congress to open notification has been done and the
stated repeatedly that defense spending the entire country, and it will undermine those positions.” notification period is complete,”
priorities always will be supporting troops our readiness for the next several years.” When the Army does eventually Sheimo said.