Joint Chiefs Vice Chairman to Troops: Tell Us What's Bothering You
13 Aug 2020
Medill News Service | By Alyk Russell Kenlan
Members of the armed forces want to talk about racial injustice and civil unrest, and the Pentagon is encouraging them to "tell us exactly what's bothering them" to reduce tension and keep morale positive, the vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said Wednesday.
Open communication among service members across ranks makes for a stronger military, Gen. John Hyten said at a Hudson Institute event.
"There was significant stress in the 1980s. There was the Cold War, we had racial challenges still in the force, and that carried on for a long time," he said. "Leadership said, 'We're going to eliminate this from the force,' and we started down that path, but the force itself never really talked about it."
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