the U.S. defense Department has extended the validity of the restrictions on travel for military and civilian personnel of the Department. Until June 30, the military and civil servants will not be able to move both within the country and outside the United States. The Pentagon said that the restrictions are designed to protect personnel from the coronavirus COViD-19. These measures, or rather, their half-hearted nature was condemned in the media. A military expert told the “MK”, will they be able to protect the American army from the disease.
the Ongoing pandemic coronavirus COViD-19 forces the American authorities to extend the quarantine measures and introduce new restrictions. Not remained aloof and military leadership of the United States. On Monday, the Pentagon chief mark Esper has imposed a ban on movement of military and civilian employees of the U.S. army and their families inside the country and abroad.
According to an official statement, the ban on movement up to 30 June, must protect the personal personnel of the armed forces of the epidemic. The statement indicated that the Pentagon leadership is aware of the gravity of the situation, which may be military, but goes to restrictive measures to ensure their own safety.
According to the Federal News Network, the restrictive measures threaten to leave without leave nearly a hundred thousand soldiers – so many soldiers and officers of the Pentagon traditionally go abroad in this period.
the Publication quoted Deputy Secretary of defense Matthew Donovan, who has spent online-conference for journalists on the eve of the publication ban. As stated by Donovan, the command will continue to monitor the modern “hot” points for sending additional forces, but still restrict movement of staff according to business needs by 80-90%.
According to the Pentagon, infected with the coronavirus 5335 military and civil servants, including 3400 soldiers. Hospitalized 261 people. He died on 22.
the restrictions on the movement of the military, the thought of command, must protect the soldiers. However, according to the military expert Oleg Teltonika, the travel ban is only indicative. Through such restrictions, the Pentagon intends to abdicate responsibility for the spread of infection in the army and Navy.
-the Situation in the United States and, in particular – in the armed forces has long gone beyond an acceptable level. As an example – the situation on the aircraft carrier “Theodore Roosevelt”. To the military leadership, a reasonable question arises – what it does. After the end of the epidemic in any case, will start the proceedings: who is to blame in this situation. Therefore, taking a variety of measures that would partially absolve them of responsibility.
why partially?
Because of Cgon not winding down its military presence around the world, and continues rotation of its forces. Will still continue a different kind of business trip, travel. In the U.S. there are no areas where it would not be an epidemic, so a ban on movement within the country and to the military also looks very strange. It is definitely a quarantine measure, but, as I said, partial and accepted, to put it mildly, not a good time. Now it almost makes no sense. Moreover, in other countries the us military rather, they are messengers of an infection than can be infected, – concluded the expert.
the Entire outside of the United States has over 700 military bases of the Pentagon. They are located in more than 50 countries.
