The last I checked, the Confederate army lost the Civil War. So isn’t it kind of off-message, to say the least, to name military posts after the rebel officers who fought for the losing side?
Wormuth is also the first female secretary of the Army in U.S. history.
During her visit, she got updates on âOperation People First,â met with junior enlisted soldiers, toured barracks, family housing and motorpools.
Operation People First is a campaign aimed at building trust and strengthening bonds for all 90,000 soldiers across III Corps, including Forts Hood, Bliss, Carson, and Riley, according to a press release from the Fort Hood Press Center.
The People First program has three focus areas: getting to know soldiers, certifying leaders, and leadersâ holding leaders accountable for individual and unit actions.
Wormuth held a closed-door listening session with junior enlisted soldiers from several Fort Hood brigades and battalions. Only privates through specialists were included in the hour-long discussion.
New U.S. Secretary of the Army Christine Wormuth, paid a visit to Fort Hood on Thursday, making it her first visit to a major military installation since assuming her duties