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2020-01-10 Government

Army general refuses to restore Special Forces tab for officer pardoned by Trump

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Posted by Besoeker 2020-01-10 08:51|| || Front Page|| [10 views ] Top

#1 Bust the general to private and send him to Syria. I'm sadly not surprised at how many worthless toadies of Obama remain. Don't let him resign.

Posted by Silentbrick 2020-01-10 08:54|| 2020-01-10 08:54|| Front Page Top

#2 Perhaps MAJ Golsteyn and the Orange Man should conduct a link-up at Bragg for a special TAB ceremony ?

Posted by Besoeker 2020-01-10 09:00|| 2020-01-10 09:00|| Front Page Top

#3 Tomorrow's headline should read "Lt. Gen. Beaudette announces retirement".
IIRC, Every officer serves at the pleasure of the President. Trump can correct this little problem.

Posted by Rambler in Virginia 2020-01-10 10:04|| 2020-01-10 10:04|| Front Page Top

#4 make him an example like the admiral in the gallagher case

Posted by Chris 2020-01-10 10:42|| 2020-01-10 10:42|| Front Page Top

#5 For a very long time now the military in this country has lost sight of the fact that they are subservient to the civilian elected officials. From McRaven to Vindman to retired cranks like Stavridis and Hayden, they have the understanding of civics one would expect from a Chicongo or Bawlmr school drop out.

Posted by M. Murcek 2020-01-10 11:13|| 2020-01-10 11:13|| Front Page Top

#6 Looking at the ones I naned above it's easy to see how you wind up with Rapone.

Posted by M. Murcek 2020-01-10 11:16|| 2020-01-10 11:16|| Front Page Top

#7 "We have good corporals and good sergeants and some good lieutenants and captains, and those are far more important than good generals."
- Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman

Posted by Lex 2020-01-10 11:23|| 2020-01-10 11:23|| Front Page Top

#8 Busting him, like Silentbrick stated, would be a good place to start. However, we seem to have too many General officers who aren't doing their jobs. Maybe fire them all, clean house, and dump all of the PC bullshit.

Posted by Whiskey Mike 2020-01-10 11:50|| 2020-01-10 11:50|| Front Page Top

#9 ^ Agreed. Big broom needed.

Posted by Lex 2020-01-10 11:52|| 2020-01-10 11:52|| Front Page Top

#10 Pull all of his "love me" medals and kick him out sans full retirement benefits .

Posted by Thaith Elmeresing6163 2020-01-10 12:56|| 2020-01-10 12:56|| Front Page Top

#11 The appointment and promotion orders reads -

From: The President of the United States of America
To all who shall see these presents, greeting:
Know Ye, that reposing special trust and confidence in the patriotism, valor, fidelity and abilities of...

Be interesting if someone used the language in public that "I no longer have trust or confidence in..."

Posted by Procopius2k 2020-01-10 13:00|| 2020-01-10 13:00|| Front Page Top

#12 Nome welcomes new weather officer.

Posted by The peanut gallery 2020-01-10 16:52|| 2020-01-10 16:52|| Front Page Top

#13 Rotate O6+ thru 'austere' battlefield conditions.
3 months is good.
Watch the attrition.

Posted by Skidmark 2020-01-10 17:02|| 2020-01-10 17:02|| Front Page Top

#14 Ref #12: SWO (Staff Weather Officer). Highest ranking SWO in DoD. I love it.

Accompanied tour? Unaccompanied ?

Posted by Besoeker 2020-01-10 17:29|| 2020-01-10 17:29|| Front Page Top

#15 Chistka time.

Long overdue, actually.

Posted by charger 2020-01-10 18:00|| 2020-01-10 18:00|| Front Page Top

#16 Lincoln fired a lot of generals. Just saying.

Posted by Procopius2k 2020-01-10 20:41|| 2020-01-10 20:41|| Front Page Top

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