|
|
Article: SEN. GRASSLEY, IOWA DELEGATION REITERATE SUPPORT FOR DES MOINES RECRUITING BATTALION
- Article from:
- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- December 20, 2007
CopyrightCopyright © HT Media Ltd. All Rights Reserved. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
|
The office of Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release:
Senator Chuck Grassley today said that a staff meeting with officials from the Department of the Army revealed that new criteria were added after the Army staff had made its initial recommendation to keep the Des Moines Recruiting Battalion active.
Last summer, U.S. Army Recruiting Command staff had recommended that the Des Moines Recruiting Battalion remain in its current location, but the commander of the U.S. Army Recruiting Command changed their decision and instead recommended that the Army deactivate the Des Moines Recruiting Battalion and consolidate it with the Minneapolis Recruiting Battalion.
When ...