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2012-10-30 Home Front: Politix
GEN Carter Ham "Retires"
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Posted by KBK 2012-10-30 11:08|| || Front Page|| [336100 views ]  Top

#1 The level of out and out bare faced lying coming out of the Obama regime is starting to scare me.
Posted by Bright Pebbles 2012-10-30 11:17||   2012-10-30 11:17|| Front Page Top

#2 I hear you, BP. I am worried about a "january 19" surprise that would require "custodial protection" of Romney and Ryan.
Posted by Herb Flolulet7205 2012-10-30 11:19||   2012-10-30 11:19|| Front Page Top

#3 oops. previous comment mine.
Posted by Ptah 2012-10-30 11:19||   2012-10-30 11:19|| Front Page Top

#4 We may see more pushback like this from retired officers rather quickly.
Posted by Nimble Spemble 2012-10-30 11:42||   2012-10-30 11:42|| Front Page Top

#5 So General Ham was swapped out early as Combatant Commander of AFRICOM, and now he is suddenly retiring. Nah, nothing curious about that.
Posted by SteveS 2012-10-30 12:42||   2012-10-30 12:42|| Front Page Top

#6 retired, he is free to say whatever he wants
Posted by Frank G 2012-10-30 13:00||   2012-10-30 13:00|| Front Page Top

#7 The question is will he retire before the election? If not then this is moot point since afterward I suspect we'll see all the Benghazi stuff tsunami out.
Posted by Charles 2012-10-30 13:57||   2012-10-30 13:57|| Front Page Top

#8 Beware of the Seals...
Posted by Chunky Hatrack8331 2012-10-30 15:02||   2012-10-30 15:02|| Front Page Top

#9 Let's be clear now. Did he retire or resign?
Posted by Ebbang Uluque6305 2012-10-30 17:17||   2012-10-30 17:17|| Front Page Top

#10 The article says retire. And because he apparently served in enlisted ranks prior to his commission, he is probably aged out at 40 years.

Not that there is nothing here, only that this is not an unexpected series of events.
Posted by rammer 2012-10-30 20:38||   2012-10-30 20:38|| Front Page Top

#11 Did he retire or resign?

You do both after 20. More commonly referred to as putting your papers in. Prior to twenty you resign, get out and move on. Unless one has a medical basis for exit, you've had to wait till twenty years to retire. At a certain point its FIGMO.
Posted by Procopius2k 2012-10-30 21:37||   2012-10-30 21:37|| Front Page Top

#12 FIGMO, haven't heard that in years...thanks for a memory P2K
Posted by NoMoreBS 2012-10-30 23:35||   2012-10-30 23:35|| Front Page Top

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