Sept. 27, Chris Jenks, professor of law who teaches criminal law and law of armed conflict at the Dedman School of Law, SMU Dallas, for a piece questioning the casual stance of Army leaders who seem to look the other way instead of compelling troops to complete all mandatory training. Published in Stars and Stripes under the heading: The Army of 2022: We’re in a bad place if soldiers can choose what mandatory training they complete: https://tinyurl.com/yzxk37ed
Earlier this month Sgt. Maj. of the Army Michael Grinston publicly espoused willful disobedience as the solution to a problem: more mandatory Army training requirements than time to complete them.
The solution, according to Grinston: “Don’t do it.” He was referring to Army mandated online training requirements including: anti-terrorism training; ethics; equal-opportunity; sexual harassment, assault, response prevention (SHARP); and threat-awareness, along with half a dozen more subjects.