Photo: Lt. Gen. HertlingArmy Commander Brands Lack Of Discipline With U.S. Troops As Potentially 'Cancerous' Problem -- Daily Mail
The leader of U.S. Army in Europe warned that soldier discipline has deteriorated to the point where it risks becoming 'cancerous'.
Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling told a group of reporters over breakfast that only a small percentage of soldiers lack proper discipline, but he stressed his concern that it be fixed, now that the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are winding down and more troops are returning to their home bases.
'In some cases there are discipline problems that we have not paid as much attention to as we should,' he said, adding, 'If you allow that to go unnoticed it becomes cancerous.'
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