The NATO goal to dramatic grow the Afghan police force continues to flounder, fueled in no small part by the massive attrition rate, according to training commander Lieutenant General William Caldwell.
Lt. Gen. Caldwell says 67 percent of police recruits drop out before the finish their basic training. Previous comments have indicated that a significant portion also resign afterwards, disillusioned by the high risk, low pay and corrupt environment.
The enormous pre-graduation attrition rate is made doubly shocking, however, when one considers how little training Afghan police are actually expected to complete. Though class lengths vary, many recruits in recent months are graduated after only about three weeks of training, thrust into the warzone with virtually no idea what to do next.
The problems are not new, in 2008 German General Hans-Christoph Ammon predicted it would take another 82 years to have a properly trained police force in Afghanistan.
The puppet state's forces are proving inadequate. This means more risks in combat for the Imperial stormtroopers.
Valerianus, the sequel will be titled "The Empire Strikes Out."
I can't help but be amused by the repeated stories about our need to train Iraqi and Irani military forces for 7 and 10 years respectively. As a combat veteran of WWII, I was given 13 weeks of basic training and declared "combat ready", but then, we wanted to be ready. It is obvious that the Iraqis and Iranis simply do not want to be soldiers or policemen in the service of the invaders and occupiers, and who can blame them.