Slow Start for Military Corps in Afghanistan

[elleng]

The military’s effort to build a seasoned corps of expert officers for the Afghan war, one of the highest priorities of top commanders, is off to a slow start, with too few volunteers and a high-level warning to the armed services to steer better candidates into the program, according to some senior officers and participants.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/06/world/06mullen.html?th&emc=th

[yurbud]

1. Afghans have fought several empires to a standstill. Maybe they don't think their military is...

serving their interests, so people join just for the paycheck or to collect weapons to turn on us.

[bemildred]

2. They are talking about US officers refusing to make a career out of Afghanistan.

Or something like that.