Twangbanger
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- Oct 9, 2010
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An interesting article about some moves Rex Tillerson is making at the State Department:
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2...rump_really_is_draining_the_swamp_414435.html
The most intriguing excerpt (to me, anyway):
"...[FONT=&]Tillerson has canceled the incoming class of foreign service officers. [/FONT][FONT=&]This as if the Navy told all of its incoming Naval Academy officers they weren’t needed. Senior officers have been unceremoniously pushed out. Many saw the writing on the wall and just retired, and many others are now awaiting buyout offers. He has dismissed State’s equivalent of an officer reserve—retired FSOs, who are often called upon to fill State’s many short-term staffing gaps, have been sent home despite no one to replace them.[/FONT][FONT=&] Office managers are now told three people must depart before they can make one hire..."[/FONT][FONT=&]
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https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2...rump_really_is_draining_the_swamp_414435.html
The most intriguing excerpt (to me, anyway):
"...[FONT=&]Tillerson has canceled the incoming class of foreign service officers. [/FONT][FONT=&]This as if the Navy told all of its incoming Naval Academy officers they weren’t needed. Senior officers have been unceremoniously pushed out. Many saw the writing on the wall and just retired, and many others are now awaiting buyout offers. He has dismissed State’s equivalent of an officer reserve—retired FSOs, who are often called upon to fill State’s many short-term staffing gaps, have been sent home despite no one to replace them.[/FONT][FONT=&] Office managers are now told three people must depart before they can make one hire..."[/FONT][FONT=&]
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