Military Personnel May Take Over Civilian and Contractor Roles

With troop withdrawls from Iraq and Afghanistan in progress or impending, Pentagon officials are making plans for the future. A part of those plans may be replacing contract support with service members. Speaking before the Defense Writers Group Army Chief of Staff Gen. Raymond Odierno said he's looking to keep troops engaged and energetic back home, a challenge when the pace of operations at home installations is often drastically different than overseas.