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2016-06-09 Government
A River of BS and an Ocean of Delusion -€“ Just another day at the Pentagon
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Posted by Besoeker 2016-06-09 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views ]  Top

#1 Unless things have changed since 20 to 25 years ago, people in uniforms don't count for much at the five sided nut. Political appointees and career feather merchants are the ones who are actually in charge. The civilians are all assigned to.... "B Company."

"Be there when you get there, be there when you leave."
Posted by Besoeker 2016-06-09 07:22||   2016-06-09 07:22|| Front Page Top

#2 No it's not normal society. It's not a civilian enterprise. Even the founder understood that. That is why the Constitution called for a separate set of laws governing land and naval forces. Any other job you can basically give two weeks notice and depart, not the military. It's the idiots and fools who every so often try to 'civilianize' the place, particularly those who have zero understand or even contact beyond Hollyweird of what its all about. There are no appeals, no judges, no public opinion in the most pure Darwinistic environment anyone has to face. The enemy doesn't care about how you feel or what you believe, they just want to kill you.
Posted by Procopius2k  2016-06-09 09:52||   2016-06-09 09:52|| Front Page Top

#3 The current administration is going full tilt in their efforts to dismantle our defense industry, both active military and the civilian defense industry. The freak show is the emotional smoke screen to the real damage. The fat chick and fags will go to basic, cry a lot, and then take their discharge and never see a combat unit. Who cares. What is going on behind the screen is the full dismantling of our readiness. Not based off of manpower but equipment based. The marine aviation fleet is at 30% combat ready. The Army and Navy are looking at the same numbers. Sec Def's number one priority is not to bring more dollars into DOD. His number one priority is to stop sequestration in 2018. We have yet to stop the bleeding, let alone fix it. And every time we start to talk readiness we are fixated with fags and fat chicks, number of bathrooms and feelings. We need to step away and refuse to discuss the fags and talk about what it takes to defend this nation get our combat readiness back up to standard. The gay thing will sort itself out, the readiness will not.
Posted by 49 Pan 2016-06-09 12:57||   2016-06-09 12:57|| Front Page Top

#4 There is enough money in DoD to increase readiness and keep enough ammo in stock to fight a real war. However, there is a deficit in moral courage to cut out the expensive contractors and "do nothing" civilians that are only there for a paycheck.
Posted by Tennessee 2016-06-09 13:08||   2016-06-09 13:08|| Front Page Top

#5 My new Congressman understands the readiness issues, so that's another vote on the right side of the balance.
Posted by trailing wife 2016-06-09 16:47||   2016-06-09 16:47|| Front Page Top

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