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	Official Biography - Chief of Staff, US Army (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		General Schoomaker graduated from the University of Wyoming in 1969 with a Bachelor of Science Degree.
		Early in his career, General Schoomaker was a Reconnaissance Platoon Leader and Rifle Company Commander with 2nd Battalion, 4th Infantry, and a Cavalry Troop Commander with 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment in Germany.
		Subsequently, General Schoomaker served as the Assistant Division Commander of the 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas, followed by a tour in the Headquarters, Department of the Army staff as the Deputy Director for Operations, Readiness and Mobilization.
	www.army.mil /leaders/csa/bio.htm (447 words)

	Peter Schoomaker - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		General Peter Schoomaker (born February 12, 1946) became the 35th Chief of Staff of the United States Army, on August 1, 2003.
		Schoomaker graduated from the University of Wyoming in 1969 with a Bachelor of Science Degree.
		Schoomaker is also pushing a unit-manning system that would keep soldiers in units together for longer periods of time instead of moving soldiers around as individuals without regard to training cycles.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Peter_Schoomaker (2345 words)

	deseretnews.com \| Current troop level may run through '09
		Peter Schoomaker, shown in 2003, says the Army is planning for the possibility of keeping current troop levels in Iraq through 2009.
		Schoomaker's comments come amid indications from Bush administration officials and commanders in Iraq that the size of the U.S. force may be scaled back next year if certain conditions are achieved.
		Schoomaker disputed the suggestion by some that the Guard and Reserve units are not fully prepared for the hostile environment of Iraq.
	deseretnews.com /dn/view/0,1249,600157451,00.html (766 words)

	Can Rumsfeld's new man remake the Army? - By Fred Kaplan - Slate Magazine
		The second, and most telling, point is that, from the early 1980s on, Schoomaker served with the "shadow soldiers," rising in 1994 to be head of the U.S. Joint Special Operations Command and then, from 1997 till his retirement, commander in chief of the Army's Special Operations Forces.
		Schoomaker once wrote, "There will be fewer wars in the future, but there will be more conflict." As a result, conventional Army forces must "become more like" special-ops forces.
		Schoomaker has also talked of the need to train soldiers to be combat-ready "warrior-diplomats," which is what special-ops forces often are.
	www.slate.com /id/2084212 (669 words)

	Troop level could last 4 more years
		In an Associated Press interview, Gen. Peter Schoomaker said the Army is prepared for the "worst case" in terms of the required level of troops in Iraq.
		Schoomaker said that will be scaled back next year to about 25 percent as newly expanded active-duty divisions such as the 101st Airborne enter the rotation.
		Schoomaker disputed the suggestion by some that the Guard and Reserve units are not fully prepared for the hostile environment of Iraq.
	www.azcentral.com /arizonarepublic/news/articles/0821iraq-troops21.html (743 words)

	Schoomaker Optimistic
		Schoomaker acknowledged that while this could help hold the Army level at its current strength of about 500,000, it would not be enough to expand the force by 30,000 more soldiers, as authorized.
		Schoomaker said the Army clearly faces challenges as it goes through a radical transformation even while it is heavily engaged in fighting the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq - but he flatly denied that the Army is broken.
		Schoomaker said that one challenge the Army faces in recruiting new soldiers is that in the important 17 to 24 age group which provides two-thirds of all Army recruits, only three in 10 people are qualified to serve in uniform.
	www.military.com /NewsContent/0,13319,77147,00.html (676 words)

	U.S. Army HOOAH 4 HEALTH News Flash - Schoomaker Sworn in as Army Chief (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		New Army Chief of Staff Gen. Peter J. Schoomaker is sworn in as the 35th Chief of Staff by Les Brownlee, acting Army Secretary, in the Pentagon Aug. 1.
		Pete Schoomaker was sworn in today at the Pentagon as the Army's 35th Chief of Staff by The Honorable Les Brownlee, Acting Secretary of the Army.
		Schoomaker, who retired from the active Army in December 2000, came back on active duty to assume the position after being confirmed by the Senate Thursday.
	www.hooah4health.com /news/2003/new_acs.htm (564 words)

	Jack Yoest at Yoest.org (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Schoomaker has implemented an unusual interpretation of President Bush's directive, and Congressional prohibitions, that women will not be placed in combat.
		Schoomaker adhered to the the strictest interpretation of Executive directives and may not have informed the FBI of Jihadist threats.
		Schoomaker, Peter J. is not a lucky general.
	www.yoest.org /archives/2005/10/schoomaker_unlu.html (885 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Schoomaker said Army leaders are examining how to increase the length of time units spent at home between deployments, which he referred to as “dwell time,” and how to decrease the length of deployments “at the earliest possibility.” He declined to say when combat tours would be shortened, or even to guarantee they would be.
		Coping with the op tempo Schoomaker said the Army is in good shape despite the hectic operations tempo demanded of it after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, with troops deploying for a year or more, and sometimes with less than a year at home before being sent back out.
		However, Schoomaker said Army leaders “had to think through” how to balance the desire to give soldiers shorter tours with the need to retain institutional memory in the combat theater so new units weren’t arriving every six months having to relearn the same lessons as units they were replacing.
	www.governor.state.tx.us /divisions/tmpc/newsletter/files/future_force.doc (2044 words)

	USNews.com: A Candid General's Parting Shot
		Schoomaker had retired in 2000 as the head of the Special Operations Command after a career spent largely in the counterterrorism unit commonly known as Delta Force.
		Schoomaker says the surge can be sustained, "but there's a price." If it is continued next year, the next rotation will have to be drawn largely from Reserve and National Guard units, which make up 55 percent of the Army's total manpower.
		By then Schoomaker was a commander (his unit was then referred to as CAG, or Combat Applications Group) in a successful mission to rescue hostages in El Salvador during a guerrilla offensive.
	www.usnews.com /usnews/news/articles/070318/26schoomaker_print.htm (1354 words)

	General Says Army Will Need To Grow - washingtonpost.com
		Peter J. Schoomaker, the Army's chief of staff, issued his most dire assessment yet of the toll of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan on the nation's main ground force.
		Schoomaker's highly public appeal for more troops and reserve call-ups appeared to be part of an Army campaign to lobby incoming Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, who is to be sworn in Monday, to approve the desired policy changes as well as a significant increase in the Army budget.
		Schoomaker indicated that the Army is working on reducing the duration of Guard and reserve deployments to one year.
	www.washingtonpost.com /wp-dyn/content/article/2006/12/14/AR2006121400803.html (1398 words)

	Schoonmaker (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		New Army Chief of Staff Gen. Peter J. Schoomaker is sworn in as the 35th Chief of Staff by the Honorable Les Brownlee, acting Army Secretary, in the Pentagon Aug. 1.
		WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Gen. Pete Schoomaker was sworn in Aug. 1 at the Pentagon as the Army’s 35th chief of staff by Les Brownlee, acting secretary of the Army.
		Schoomaker, who retired from the active Army in Dec. 2000, came back on active duty to assume the position after being confirmed by the Senate July 31.
	www.usma.edu /PublicAffairs/PV/030808/Schoonmaker.htm (460 words)

	Military leadership shakeup continues (1/8/07) Government Executive
		Schoomaker was seen as a maverick, very much in the Rumsfeld mold, and shared Rumsfeld's vision of a lighter, more agile military and small teams of commandos playing the lead role in the global war against diffuse terrorist networks, Goure said.
		Schoomaker intended the new "modular" brigades to have a standard formation, so they could more easily replace similar units in distant war zones by falling in on the previous unit's equipment.
		While Schoomaker may have been a Rumsfeld man, he constantly warned that the Army, overstretched in fighting wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, was in danger of becoming a "hollow" force, worn down by repeated combat deployments, personnel shortfalls and war-damaged equipment.
	www.govexec.com /dailyfed/0107/010806g1.htm (779 words)

	Air Force Times - Community - Bases and Places. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Schoomaker, who declined to be interviewed after his speech, indicated at his July confirmation hearings that he might call for an increase in the Army’s 480,000 active duty forces amid growing concerns inside and outside the military that more troops are needed.
		Schoomaker, while stressing Wednesday that the military was increasingly being called on both globally and at home, said the Guard and Reserve will be leaned on heavily to supplement active duty troops around the globe.
		Schoomaker said after assuming his position he met with troops near Afghanistan and in Iraq and heard first hand about supply issues, particularly among the Guard and Reserve as well as the regular forces.
	www.airforcetimes.com /story.php?f=1-292258-2228322.php (804 words)

	FederalTimes.com
		Schoomaker spent 31 years in a variety of command and staff assignments with both conventional and special operations forces.
		Schoomaker: We are looking at every idea we can to minimize the stress on the force and to make sure as we minimize the stress that we don’t give up something.
		Schoomaker: I retired from the Army in December of 2000, and the Army’s budget was something like $65 billion, which is pitifully low.
	federaltimes.com /index2.php?S=1174128 (1699 words)

	ABC News: Top General Says Army Could 'Break'
		Peter Schoomaker, the Army's top general, said the Army "will break" under the strains of Iraq unless it gets more manpower, and said the Army should have the power to tap into the National Guard and Reserves more frequently than is currently allowed.
		Gen. Peter Schoomaker told planners that the size of the regular Army should be increased, and that the Army should have the power to tap into the National Guard and Reserves more frequently than is currently allowed.
		Afterward, Schoomaker told reporters a request for a temporary troop surge into Iraq could be met, but he doesn't want a surge "without a purpose." Those comments put Schoomaker in the ranks of those who don't see the advantage of adding troops in Iraq.
	abcnews.go.com /US/story?id=2726844&page=1 (435 words)

	Savvy choice for the Army - The Washington Times: Commentary (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld surprised and delighted both admirers and critics with his selection of retired Gen. Peter Schoomaker, 57, to be the next Army chief of staff.
		Schoomaker spent most of the rest of his career in special operations, concluding as commander of U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) from 1997 to 2000.
		Gen. Schoomaker is the first retired general to be recalled to head the Army, though President Kennedy recalled Gen. Maxwell Taylor, a former chief of staff of the Army, to be chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in 1961.
	www.washtimes.com /commentary/20030619-082737-3749r.htm (721 words)

	TRADOC News Service
		Schoomaker said great progress has been made in Iraq, evidenced by the January democratic elections.
		Schoomaker said the Army has raised the bar for initial recruits but is meeting and exceeding its goals.
		Schoomaker declined to delve into the details of the upcoming BRAC decision but said it is continuing.
	www-tradoc.army.mil /PAO/TNSarchives/April05/044905.htm (224 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Though Schoomaker didn't give an exact number, he said it would take significant time, saying 6,000 to 7,000 soldiers could be added per year.
		Schoomaker has said it costs roughly $1.2 billion to increase the Army by 10,000 soldiers.
		Schoomaker's testimony and the new Army plans came as Bush continues his assessment of the Iraq war.
	www.cbn.com /CBNnews/72823.aspx (705 words)

	Fayetteville Online - Current Article Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Schoomaker was on post to take part in a celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Fayetteville Chamber of Commerce’s Military Affairs Council on Wednesday night.
		As chief of staff, Schoomaker has been changing the Army’s focus from divisions with 10,000 to 14,000 soldiers to brigades of about 4,000 that are easy to deploy and to interchange.
		Schoomaker is the former commander of U.S. Army Special Operations Command at Fort Bragg.
	www.fayettevillenc.com /article?id=227044 (619 words)

	Association of the United States Army: Chief Warns Against ‘Tepid’ Response to War
		Schoomaker, addressing the Annual Meeting of the Association of the United States Army, sharply contrasted the post-9/11 civilian reaction with the mobilization and grand consensus – and financial support – that emerged during the Second World War and Cold War.
		Schoomaker warned that “we are much closer to the beginning than the end of this long conflict.”
		While Schoomaker did not put a figure on the kind of increases he would like, he referred to what he called the “cycle of bitter lessons of unpreparedness that have plagued us through our history,” citing a 400,000 soldier decrease in the size of the Army during the decade preceding 9/11.
	www.ausa.org /webpub/DeptAUSANews.nsf/byid/PGRH-6UXHDX?OpenDocument&Print=1 (449 words)

	Untitled Document
		During the visit, Schoomaker thanked employees for their contributions to military operations in Iraq and elsewhere, and learned more about the missions and functions carried out on the arsenal.
		Prior to departing the depot, Schoomaker commented that the workforce at ANAD should be proud of their efforts in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
		Peter J. Schoomaker, Chief of Staff of the Army, accompanied by Maj. Gen.
	www.amc.army.mil /amc/pa/apr04.html (9268 words)

	FOCUS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Peter Schoomaker's Active-Component/Reserve-Component Balance focus area will mean more civil affairs, military police, transportation and port operations Soldiers in the Army, and fewer artillerymen, air defense troops and Ordnance Soldiers.
		Schoomaker told members of Congress at the end of January that the active Army will temporarily grow by about 30,000 Soldiers over the next few years to ensure the Army meets its worldwide commitments in the war on terrorism while resetting and rebalancing to be more ready and relevant.
		Schoomaker also directed the Army National Guard and Army Reserve to establish personnel accounts for their soldiers who are non-deployable due to attendance at training or schools.
	www.pica.army.mil /voice2004/040507/4_FOCUS.htm (10220 words)

	[No title]
		Army Chief of Staff Gen. Peter Schoomaker said the United States was in a tough fight with insurgents in Iraq but his plans did not mean it would necessarily need to keep the present level of 15 combat brigades there for the next four years.
		Schoomaker's comments came less than four weeks before the Nov. 7 election, in which President George W. Bush's Republican party's control of Congress is at stake, and the war has been a central campaign issue.
		Schoomaker said the United States would not lose militarily in Iraq but ultimately it would be up to Iraqi authorities to solve the country's problems.
	www.alertnet.org /thenews/newsdesk/N11252754.htm (806 words)

	One Hand Clapping » Blog Archive » Smearing the Army chief
		In each she attempts to associate Gen. Schoomaker with a Democrat President who is unpopular her readers and with failures for which Gen. Schoomaker can only be tangentially associated.
		Her account is a gross distortion of the operation and falsely implies that Schoomaker was somehow responsible for the failure and the casualties.
		Schoomaker refused to participate in the planning of the Waco assault and correctly limited his involvement and that of his command to what was legally permitted.
	www.donaldsensing.com /?p=137 (2310 words)

	Chief of Staff Visits Soldiers at Speicher - DefendAmerica News Article
		Schoomaker met with troops during several reenlistment, award, and "coin" ceremonies, in which Schoomaker personally swore in the reenlisting troops, honored soldiers receiving awards by personally pinning the awards and handing out his coin to soldiers nominated for outstanding performance.
		Schoomaker also took time to swear in several soldiers that were reenlisting, many of them on their second or third tour to Iraq.
		During his speech, Schoomaker made a point of recognizing the amount of soldiers with multiple deployments by asking all of them to raise their hands.
	www.defendamerica.mil /articles/aug2006/a082106tj2.html (525 words)

	TAPPED (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		I caused a bit of a kerfuffle on my blog today when I suspected General Peter Schoomaker, the Army's chief of staff, of shifting his views on whether or not the Army is breaking under the strain of current deployment to suit the tenure -- and now departure -- of Donald Rumsfeld.
		Kolb wouldn't answer my questions as to when exactly Schoomaker grew so alarmed as to speak out in public, or what the "magic number" is for when a Guard or Reserve unit is "ready" to redeploy back to a combat zone.
		Schoomaker's warning about "breaking" the Army needs to be read in this context too, as AEI tries to shove escalation down the nation's throat.
	www.prospect.org /weblog/2006/12/post_2287.html (906 words)

	US Army chief seeks more forces, reserves
		The US Army's chief Peter Schoomaker, seen here in February 2006, said a bigger army and recurrent access to reserve forces are needed to keep pace with deployments that will otherwise break the active force.
		Speaking to reporters afterward, Schoomaker said Gen. George Casey, the top commander in Iraq, is looking at several military options for the war, including shifting many troops from combat missions to training Iraqi units.
		He even heard from outside advisers who suggested he remove Marine Gen. Peter Pace as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, according to an official familiar with the meeting who asked not to be named because the discussions were private.
	www.chinadaily.com.cn /world/2006-12/15/content_759485.htm (761 words)

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