President Bush is expected to appoint Marine General Pete Pace as the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. With this nomination to chair the JCS, General Pace will be the first Marine to ever attain this spot thus ushering the Marine Corp into greater prominence. It's about time that a Devil Dog Marine gets the nod. We'll see Pace run a tighter ship and get things done more efficiently like his brethren in the Marines and hopefully the Corp will find a greater voice in upgrading their equipment and budget. So Semper Fi, General Pace. Here's a little bio of the brave Marine:
After basic training in 1968, he was sent to Vietnam as a rifle platoon leader. He later served in Korea, was a commander for two years during the intervention in Somalia, and was head of the U.S. Southern Command.I'd say the President is making a great choice. The added bonus is that Rumsfeld has voice his support for Pace.
He became vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs on Oct. 1, 2001, in the aftermath of the September 11 terrorist attacks.
Earlier in his career, Gen. Pace's assignments included an unusual combination of staff and command jobs. After his return from Vietnam in 1969, he served as head infantry writer at the Marine Corps Institute in Washington, then as security detachment commander at the Camp David, Md., presidential retreat.
After he reached the rank of brigadier general in 1992, he became president of the Marine Corps University. It was during that assignment that he was sent to Somalia as deputy commander of Marine forces. He reached four-star rank in 2000.
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