Dempsey to take questions on Facebook

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WASHINGTON, DC – SEPTEMBER 16: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Army Gen. Martin Dempsey testifies before the Senate Armed Services Committee in the Hart Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill September 16, 2014 in Washington, DC. Senators questioned Dempsey and U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel about the threat posed by the terrorist group calling itself the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant or ISIL. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

The military’s top officer will respond to troops’ questions on Facebook on Thursday.

Army Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, will hold the virtual town hall-style meeting for 30 minutes beginning at 3:15 p.m. Eastern time on Thursday.

Troops can post questions on Dempsey’s official Facebook page.

Dempsey is likely to get a lot of questions about the ongoing drawdown that is forcing some service members out of the military, as well as the recent proposals to overhaul military compensation.

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Andrew Tilghman is the executive editor for Military Times. He is a former Military Times Pentagon reporter and served as a Middle East correspondent for the Stars and Stripes. Before covering the military, he worked as a reporter for the Houston Chronicle in Texas, the Albany Times Union in New York and The Associated Press in Milwaukee.