Courtney Martin says that top commanders of the U.S. Army need to start listening to the opinions of the rank and file: As the debate over the best course of action to take in Afghanistan heightened last week, I was in a unique setting to consider the implications. As part of a workshop on media and the military at Fort Leavenworth in Kansas and Fort Leonard Wood in Missouri, I was one of about 25 journalists who were given the opportunity to experience the military, meet soldiers, and even get a taste of life "inside." The resounding message from Army leadership? "We've changed." KEEP READING ...
