Chairmanship of the new U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff Brigadier General rose from four-star general in just 7 years
Date:2011-08-29Author:adminCategory:International militaryComment:0
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U.S. Eastern Time on May 30, U.S. President announced the nomination of Obama has just this April, General Marshall became Chief of Staff 马丁登普西 as the new Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Candidates that the media in this accident, but also in the army for its “rocket” promotion through endless surprise – from a star to four-star general Brigadier General, Dempsey took only seven years.
Dempsey is the Irish-American, was born in 1952, graduated from the U.S. West Point in 1974. The troops spent his career in Germany for many years, from 1995 to 1996 studied at the National Defense University. Dempsey took part in the Gulf War and the Iraq war, Iraq war has become a military career, his personal paradise. 2003 to 2004, he was on the battlefield in Iraq to the rank of brigadier general commanding U.S. Armored Division exceptional, Explorer started in August 2005 the new Iraqi Army and police force training mission, May 2007, the United States Central Command deputy commander. In 2008, when he was commander of Central Command, after the resignation of Admiral Fallon, commander of Central Command, Deputy Dempsey started the post. At this time, Samsung will be the rank of Dempsey and his men have no shortage of top commander in Iraq, Gen. David Petraeus, and other four-star general. Years of overseas experience as an important capital Dempsey, announced the nomination when Obama praised him as “America’s most respected generals and war-tested one.”
U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff is the U.S. President and the Secretary of Defense’s most senior military adviser, is the highest military officer of the United States armed forces. While the media interpretation of Obama in the nomination, referred to the various branches of the military chief of staff rotation Zuozhuang factors, but Dempsey in the military training and military reform, and so does have its own uniqueness. In December 2008, Marshall became Dempsey on the training and education Command, the Army and received the rank of general. During his tenure, he gained nearly 10 years, the U.S. military in Iraq and Afghanistan, the lessons of the war, vigorously promote the reform of the army training. While serving as army chief before the interview, Dempsey has pointed out, the Army should be in accordance with the security situation every five to seven years to make an adjustment, not just in equipment, the more important to the organization and structure of the form to make changes. This line of thought and adjustment of the current security strategy, Obama happens to coincide with the idea.
Dempsey outgoing and loves to joke, modest man, and pay special attention to listen to the views of junior officers in the military assessment is very good. Colleagues described him as “Decathlon”, from the combat mission, diplomatic Bai, overall funding to coordinate with allies, be able to handle it. However, there are little-known Dempsey inner side of his desk wooden box filled with 130 cards, each Armored Division killed in Iraq on behalf of a brother, above their photo and biography. Every morning, Dempsey will pick six cards into uniform pocket, to remind their true mission and responsibilities. Outgoing Defense Secretary Robert Gates described Dempsey from satisfied with the status quo, always seeking the possibility of excellence, this is perhaps an important factor in his rapid promotion.
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