Hagel considering Ebola quarantine for all troops deployed to West Africa
Defense Secretary Hagel is considering a 21-day "quarantine-like" policy for all troops returning from West Africa, the Pentagon said Tuesday.
The proposal was recommended to Hagel on Tuesday by the Joint Chiefs of Staff — which consists of its chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey and the chiefs of staff of the Army, Navy and Air Force.
Earlier this week, the Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno ordered all soldiers returning from West Africa to undergo a 21-day isolation and enhanced monitoring period.
Odierno "has done this out of caution to ensure soldiers, family members and their surrounding communities are confident that we are taking all steps necessary to protect their health," the Army said Monday.
The Pentagon said Hagel supports that "initial decision" but would take his time deciding whether or not to expand that policy department-wide.
Currently, a dozen soldiers from U.S. Army Africa are being isolated and monitored at Vicenza, Italy, including its commander Maj. Gen. Darryl Williams. The Pentagon has said there was no event to trigger the policy.
Please explain why a Major General is not too high and mighty for such treatment, but civilian medicos are?
Like that nurse up in Maine?
The president explained why the military with no exposure to people with the disease are quarantined but civilian medicos with hands-on exposure to Ebola patients are not.
His explanation is so idiotic as to be astounding.
Democratic candidates have an Ebola problem
"The military is in a different situation," the president said.
"They are, first of all, not treating patients.
"Second of all, they are not there voluntarily. It's part of their mission that's been assigned to them by their commanders and ultimately me, their commander-in-chief.
"We don't expect to have similar rules for our military as we do civilians."
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