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Acting Undersecretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness Brad Carson calls the military\'s personnel system \"almost Soviet\" because of how rigid it is. He...

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June 10, 2015 4:57 pm

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Acting Undersecretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness Brad Carson calls the military’s personnel system “almost Soviet” because of how rigid it is. He will deliver a new plan to Defense Secretary Ash Carter by Aug. 19. Retired Army Lt. Gen David Barno is a distinguished practitioner in residence at American University. On In Depth with Francis Rose, he says if anyone can drive progress in DoD’s personnel system in the year and a half the administration has left, it’s Brad Carson.