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2010-07-14 Home Front: WoT

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Posted by Anonymoose 2010-07-14 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11130 views ] Top

#1 Is the Navy not appealing to Blacks and Women without free booze, gifts and 'momentos'?
Anyone I ever knew kissed about a mile of ass to get into the Academy. That's after keeping a 4.0 throughout high school, doing all sorts of volunteer work and being lucky enough to have parents that have access to a State Representative to secure a nomination.
Now they think they have to woo 'Blacks and Women' to get them to consider the Academy?

What the F*CK happened while I was working the last 15 years!!!! I guess I wasn't paying attention, but the whole country has gone stark raving mad!

Posted by bigjim-CA 2010-07-14 01:13|| 2010-07-14 01:13|| Front Page Top

#2 God forbid you like Elisabeth Haselbeck on the View and not Whoopi. God forbid you don't like Obama. God forbid you're proud to earn what you have. God forbid you don't like Michele Obama. God forbid you don't put black women on a pedestal. God forbid if you don't believe in Affimative Action. If you don't you're a 'racist.' /snark off

Posted by Cloud Banks 2010-07-14 01:17|| 2010-07-14 01:17|| Front Page Top

#3 The US Army is not immune from this affirmative action debauchery. Staff cars, reserved parking places, and private offices have been the standard for E-9's for years. God help the field grade officer who crosses one of these beasts. They oftentimes serve as adhoc union stewards and wield as much power as a general officer.

This should have remained an IG investigation for no longer than about 15 minutes, then an Article-32 investigation should have been initiated. The expenditure of those kinds of government funds is clearly Waste, Fraud, and Abuse at the highest levels.

Posted by Besoeker 2010-07-14 01:31|| 2010-07-14 01:31|| Front Page Top

#4 Well, do you have to actually BE in the Navy to request an investigation with IG? I am willing to bet there are backwater channels to call for Article 32 ...after all it is TAXPAYER MONEY funding this heffers lavish lifestyle. I believe there might be anonymous tip lines.

Posted by Cloud Banks 2010-07-14 01:35|| 2010-07-14 01:35|| Front Page Top

#5 Thanks for asking CB.

Click here.

Posted by Besoeker 2010-07-14 01:39|| 2010-07-14 01:39|| Front Page Top

#6 ION STRATEGYPAGE > THE US NAVY + INTERNAL ROT.

versus

* FREEREPUBLIC > [US] NAVY BALANCES WANTS + NEEDS, as per declining Budgets.

* VARIOUS > FIDEL CASTRO ACCUSES US OF FOMENTING WAR AGZ NORTH KOREA + IRAN | CASTRO WARNS [any]US WAR AGZ NORTH KOREA + IRAN MAY GO NUCLEAR.

* WMF > IFF THERE IS WAR BETWEEN THE US + IRAN, CHINA [+ Russia, SCO-CSTO] WILL NOT ESCAPE BECOMING MILITARY INVOLVED.

* TOPIX > [General Luo Yuan]PLA GENERAL: US DRILL A THREAT [US-ROK NAVEX in Yellow Sea]. US desires to block or isolate mainland China from reaching or expanding beyond the "FIRST ISLAND CHAIN" + deny China proper deep/far Merchant,Naval maritime access into the far reaches of the Pacific as is China's right.

* TOPIX > SOUTH KOREA DEPLOYS KILLER ROBOTS ALONG ITS DMZ; + [KCNA] AINDF DENOUNCES US MOVES FOR ANOTHER KOREAN WAR.

* TOPIX > NORH KOREA SEES RIMPAC 2010 EXERCISE [14-Nation NAV,MILEX] AS A US PLOT FOR WAR [agz DPRK + Whole of ASIA].

* WMF > US AIRCRAFT CARRIERS OPERATING IN THE YELLOW SEA WITHIN 500-KMS FROM CHINA'S COASTLINES CAN BE EASILY ATTACKED BY WAVES OF CHEAP PLA "GUARDIAN II" HEAVY TACTICAL ROCKETS IN MASSED SATURATION STRIKE/BARRAGE.

* WMF > IFF US NUCLEAR AIRCRAFT CARRIERS ENTER THE YELLOW SEA, "TROUBLE" WILL HIT/FACE CHINA ON THREE STRATEGIC FRONTS [EAST CHINA SEAS includ Yellow Sea, TAIWAN, + DAOYUS = DAOYUTAI ISLANDS agz JAPAN]. CHINA'S CAPITAL OF BEIJING, MAJOR COASTAL PORTS + INDUSTRIAL ZONES WITHIN COMBAT STRIKE RADIUS OF US CARRIERS, CRUISE MISSLE SUBMARINES IN THE YELLOW SEA.

* WMF > NO WONDER CHINA + PLA MAKING MOVES AGZ US-JAPAN IN THE YELLOW SEA. PLA MILITARY WARNINGS AGZ US-JAPAN OER THE EAST CHINA SEAS.
JAPAN AWARE OF THE DANGERS. RELEASE OF US-JAPAN TREATY DOCUMENTS FROM 1960 SHOW THAT THEN JAPANESE PM KISHI REFUSED TO ACCEPT THE US DEFINITION OF "FAR EAST" JAPANESE JURISDICTION AS INCLUDING TAIWAN, KOREAS + YELLOW SEA. STATEMENT BY PM KISHI THAT JAPAN CANNOT BE DIPLOMATICALLY OR MILITARILY INVOLVED AGZ CHINA OVER TAIWAN + YELLOW SEA REGIONS/ISSUES, ACCEPTANCE BY PM KISHI OF "FAR EAST" FOR JAPAN AS MEANING THOSE AREAS + SEAS NORTH OF TAIWAN,KOREAS, + YELLOW SEA, + THOSE NORTHERN AREAS NOT ALSO CLAIMED BY CHINA.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2010-07-14 02:15|| 2010-07-14 02:15|| Front Page Top

#7 The US Army is not immune...

Why, now that you mention it. That little affair was the kicker that resulted in an independent Criminal Investigation Command in the Army, to remove it from prior local and theater command influence.

Posted by Procopius2k 2010-07-14 08:45|| 2010-07-14 08:45|| Front Page Top

#8 Bio and picture.

http://www.navsea.navy.mil/Leadership/CMDCM-Banks.aspx

Posted by NoMoreBS 2010-07-14 12:49|| 2010-07-14 12:49|| Front Page Top

#9 A couple things peeons. First and foremost RHIP and that goes in any service. Command Senior Enlisted slots are the SENIOR ranking enlisted person and are afforded privileges and yes perks that go with their duties. Most of that job is politicking and smoozing with military, civilian, and foreign dignitaries. From the outside I can see a great deal of publicity from an African-American Master Chief traveling to countries in Africa. Attending retreats, conferences, and trading swag with others is also in the duty description. I dont see any of these events, dinners, drinks, or gifts as outside the normal duties of Command Master Chief Banks. Sorry guys/gals I see nothing out of line here.

Posted by Cyber Sarge 2010-07-14 16:04|| 2010-07-14 16:04|| Front Page Top

#10 Could be Cyber Sarge, but $113,000. is a shit*load of ......"SWAG" and throwdowns for office visits, in/around travel, parties, and trips to "African countries." Oh by the way, how many African countries even have a navy?

I simply have to wonder if the good Inspector General was provided receipts and an itemized breakdown. My guess is he didn't and the entire matter came to light behind the scenes when a wiley old GG-13 budget analyst blew a whistle!

Posted by Besoeker 2010-07-14 16:33|| 2010-07-14 16:33|| Front Page Top

#11 Besoeker, you bet that a lot of swag. I have never been the CMC of the Naval Academy and can't guess on what is too much. I will add that I don't think even a CMC gets to go anywhere or do anything they want without approval from above. They need signed orders to get tickets and travel pay.

Posted by Cyber Sarge 2010-07-14 18:08|| 2010-07-14 18:08|| Front Page Top

#12 Up Yours!

Here's a little musical rightousness...
Copy & Paste to your Browser:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXKQlCQKtIg

Posted by Asymmetrical Triangulation 2010-07-14 23:24|| 2010-07-14 23:24|| Front Page Top

#13 I am a simple guy, but if an E-9 walks into my hooch, he/she/it gets a stand up and an "Hi, Sergent Major. How can I help you." from me and my peeps. Otherwise my peeps are fired.

Posted by rammer 2010-07-14 23:47|| 2010-07-14 23:47|| Front Page Top

#14 I've known one Command Master Chief, three Command Chief Master Sergeants, and the Commandant of Cadets at the Air Force Academy. The only one spending that kind of money on "social events" was the Commandant of Cadets, and even he didn't spend that much normally. None of the senior NCOs I knew lived in officer's quarters, although most had the best of the best enlisted quarters - it went with the job. I think someone's taking advantage of their position to do things that the rest of the Navy would find extremely inappropriate. BTW, there are currently 53 foreign students at the Air Force Academy. The Commandant of Cadets entertains their families and diplomats from their homeland. The Academy Chief Master Sergeant assists him, but the OFFICER does the leading. I'm sure the same goes for the Naval Academy most of the time.

Posted by Old Patriot 2010-07-14 23:47|| 2010-07-14 23:47|| Front Page Top

#15 Yep, she banged somebody. Happens all the time. And a rug gets thrown over it. She'll lose rank, I reckon, some far off day.

Posted by Cloud Banks 2010-07-14 23:52|| 2010-07-14 23:52|| Front Page Top

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