WorldNetDaily:Hackworth to Gen. John Sattler, USMC Three LAR Reserve Marines screwed over for promotion. " REAL" Marines Only

Hackworth is coming down hard for those LAR Marines who went IRR back to Iraq with "real" Marines and were passed over for promotion by dinosaur Marine lifers. Ask me if this bullshit bingo pisses me OFF.

"a company first sergeant called a meeting in Iraq solely to share his intent that none of the Reserve Marines in his company would be promoted on his watch because such promotions would count against the quotas for "real Marines." And even after an affected Gyrene researched the promotion policy and tried to tell the first sergeant there was absolutely no connection between regular and IRR promotions, his righteous words fell on deaf ears.

"Gen. Dennis McCarthy, commander of Marine Reserve Forces, also read my column (Hackworth) and had his staff review "the entire IRR promotion system." According to Col. Bob Braithwaite, Gen. McCarthy's chief of staff, this review uncovered that:... some individuals, particularly those activated and deployed in support of GWOT [Global War On Terrorism], may not have been given proper consideration for promotion due to administrative oversight. The unintended consequences of a new policy intended to increase promotion opportunity for our IRR Marines unfortunately resulted in some administrative confusion that appears to have temporarily penalized some of those Marines. We are taking proactive measures now to rectify those issues and will take care of our Marines.
:WorldNetDaily: Another open letter to Gen. John Sattler, USMC