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2020-07-04 Home Front: Politix
Duckworth to Block Promotions for 1,123 Military Officers Unless Esper Promotes Vindman
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Posted by Fred 2020-07-04 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11133 views ]  Top

#1 So she's going to interfere with promotions for political reasons?
Posted by Rambler in Virginia  2020-07-04 01:06||   2020-07-04 01:06|| Front Page Top

#2 I'm sure Vindman's OER's are exemplary, so a promotion for Vindman should not be a concern.
Posted by Clem 2020-07-04 01:08||   2020-07-04 01:08|| Front Page Top

#3 Trump: "Go ahead babe, make my day!".
Posted by g(r)omgoru PB 2020-07-04 03:58||   2020-07-04 03:58|| Front Page Top

#4 Her office called the move "unprecedented"

Not "unprecendented" at all! If Vindman is under official investigation, his personnel file is "FLAGGED." Favorable personnel actions are suspended for flagged files. A very routine action.

What's the lizzardly SOB's status? Is he under investigation? His file filed "flagged" for fat-boy program? No PT Test? Other reason(s) ?
Posted by Besoeker 2020-07-04 07:05||   2020-07-04 07:05|| Front Page Top

#5 Tailwind. You get what you tolerate. A Article 32 investigation should have been conducted on the man's conduct IAW the law and regulations. The chairborne warriors of the Military District Washington were more concerned about appearance rather than doing what the system called for. Now you get this.

We have too many generals per soldier than we had in WWII. The vast majority of the generals at that time were fighters not politicians. The ratio is now inverse to that. Too many uniform bureaucrats filling too many administrative 'commands.'
Posted by Procopius2k 2020-07-04 07:07||   2020-07-04 07:07|| Front Page Top

#6 Ditto P2k. I suspect no investigation was or will be conducted on this sheep dipped POS. He hasn't worked for the Army in many years. Too many US embassy assignments on his Officer Record Brief (ORB).
Posted by Besoeker 2020-07-04 07:15||   2020-07-04 07:15|| Front Page Top

#7 oops, should have been Tailhook. coffee stat!
Posted by Procopius2k  2020-07-04 08:01||   2020-07-04 08:01|| Front Page Top

#8 Granted this is Washington..but how on earth does one Senator have the ability to block military promotions?
Posted by Tom 2020-07-04 11:09||   2020-07-04 11:09|| Front Page Top

#9 Maybe the same way one Republican senator, a certain John McCain (RINO-AZ), voted against Obamacare repeal.
Posted by Clem 2020-07-04 11:12||   2020-07-04 11:12|| Front Page Top

#10 Granted this is Washington..but how on earth does one Senator have the ability to block military promotions?

Yeah, how is that?
Posted by Abu Uluque 2020-07-04 13:17||   2020-07-04 13:17|| Front Page Top

#11 My promotion was held up by our !st SGT. Grin.
Posted by crazyhorse 2020-07-04 13:45||   2020-07-04 13:45|| Front Page Top

#12 Ignore her silly election stunt. Submit the request and then frock all the folks who passed their PT test. After the election no one will care and the list will pass.
Posted by rammer 2020-07-04 14:02||   2020-07-04 14:02|| Front Page Top

#13 So is a fat promotion Vindman's payback for testifying? Just wondering...
Posted by CrazyFool 2020-07-04 14:40||   2020-07-04 14:40|| Front Page Top

#14 No, just an indictment of the officer promotion system.
Posted by Clem 2020-07-04 15:48||   2020-07-04 15:48|| Front Page Top

#15 Vindman seems overdue for an overseas assignment. When was his last combat rotation?
Posted by Shating Turkeyneck1016 2020-07-04 17:19||   2020-07-04 17:19|| Front Page Top

#16 I seriously doubt one cock splash can block all those promotions.

How about they drag Tammy behind the ally and dumpster and have a little wall-to-wall counseling session with her?
Posted by DarthVader 2020-07-04 18:04||   2020-07-04 18:04|| Front Page Top

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