Posted: 12/31/2012 6:53:47 AM EDT
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As an Illinois National Guard chaplain, Maj. Gen. Daniel M. Krumrei has counseled soldiers and their family members about preparing for the traumas of war and has helped them learn how to transition from deployment back to normal life. "When we move folks from the civilian lifestyle to a soldier, their entire context changes," he said. "You have other people telling you where to go, when to sleep, what to do, when to work, where to work. It's a very intense experience. Then you come back home and all the rules have gone away." In part because of Krumrei's background in working one-on-one with soldiers, he was appointed adjutant general for the Illinois National Guard and director of the Department of Military Affairs, Gov. Pat Quinn's office announced this month. |
Strange, but I was in the ILARNG and once ran into a Chaplain that I think was a LTC or COL. He appeared pretty damn old but in very good health and spirits, not to mention he had a CIB and long tab. I wish I could have talked with him but I just kinda stood there like 
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I'm not military guy, but wouldn't it be better to have a a combat hardend officer in command of a fighting force? Its largely an administrative job. NG Adjutant Generals don't lead bayonet charges. This. Its not a "command" per se, he's just the "boss." When guard units get mobilized, they are attached under a different command. The TAG will just stay at home in his cushy chair. Personally, I think having a chaplain as the TAG would be a great thing! |