Dumb Idea

I read today in Army Times that the Department of Defense is proposing an “experiment” in which service members could take a break in their military careers of up to three years for personal or professional reasons. "The volunteers who take a career break would be required to serve two months of active duty for every one month of time off they were granted, so that someone who took a full three years off would have a six-year obligation. Soldiers returning to active duty after the “break” would be reappointed to the same job they previously held, or a similar one, and would have their full pay and benefits, including special and incentive pays and bonuses as long as they remain eligible." The idea has been discussed by defense and service personnel officials as a way to make military service "a little more like the private sector". And that reason alone is why I think it’s another dumb idea proposed by the senior civilian leadership in the Pentagon to turn the Army into something it’s not.