An Army initiative to fully staff all active units has met with mixed results, according to a General Accounting Office report released today. GAO evaluated an initiative created by Army Chief of Staff Gen. Eric Shinseki in October 1999 to staff all active units at 100 percent with personnel at authorized grades and skills over fiscal years 2000-2003. "The initiative has had a positive impact on the Army's combat divisions but has created some negative effects, at least in the...
