Toxic Climate

I copied this off an article in Army Times online. "The Army is working to flush toxic leaders from its ranks. A survey of more than 22,630 soldiers from the rank of E-5 through O-6 and Army civilians showed that roughly one in five sees his or her superior as “toxic and unethical,” while only 27 percent believe that their organization allows the frank and free flow of ideas." I add to the quote by noting that in the past year I am personally aware of several senior leaders (primarily senior NCOs) who have been relieved of duty for various ethical and personal conduct reasons. I also note there have been several senior officers in the Army who have exhibited poor judgement in leading soldiers, and have as such also been relieved. Many older veterans will cringe when I mention that this type toxic climate was the same in the late 1970s and it took the Army decades to reverse the trend. Hopefully, the Army will fix the problem faster this time around.