DOD Purging Conservatives from the Military

[matttahoe53]

Policies implemented, key appointments with particular values (senior flag level positions are nominative with senate conformation), leads to service policy changes, mandatory trainings, etc. The military is an up or out type system, you can only be passed over for promotion 3 times before they say farewell.

It was a massive top down cultural shift. You see it manifested now in the political class of retired generals and admirals who have lost their principles for the favor of the DC bubble.

Spent 25yrs total in an Army uniform, never met an ?extremist?. Met people who were from every corner of this country, and some foreign countries, who just wanted to serve. Had a few bad apples from a conduct side (alcohol, drugs, domestic challenges, etc) but the military is not free from societies foibles. Extremists? Never met a single one. Then again, the depends on how the left defines that term for this purpose.

Just my take on what I saw before retiring in 2015.


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Thanks, I assumed it was something more subtle than what is being described in the article. I appreciate the insight.

[earplug]

What will the gangsters from the early Iraq recruiting days do now? The tattoo removal services are going to be busy.

[TEAMRICO]

I hope this includes black extremists, Asian extremists, Native American Extremists etc.

22 + years and I never met an “Extremist”.
This will just turn everyone against each other and erode combat readiness.

[RblDiver]

This will just turn everyone against each other and erode combat readiness.

Who cares about such an antiquated idea as "combat readiness" when we can worry about letting men who want to pretend they're women in?

[hollohas]

Who cares about such an antiquated idea as "combat readiness" when we can worry about letting men who want to pretend they're women in?

Meanwhile in China...

China promotes education drive to make boys more 'manly'

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-55926248

[MrPrena]

Meanwhile in China...



https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-55926248

Some of the eastern Asian male kids have perception of looking like "boy band"is the most popular way to find a date.

So, I think that lesson may be useful.

[Wolfshoon]

Legit question: How/what did Obama due to gut the officer corps? Was it policies implemented that caused people to leave because they didn?t like the direction or something else?

Family member was a mustang in the army. Mustang is enlisted that becomes officer. West Point no less. Army purged out almost all mustangs out of officer corps in 2016. No reason given. he was contemplating joining a possible class action lawsuit as it destroyed his dream of completing his 20 and then teaching at west point. In retrospect he now suspects it was politically driven instead of a standard drawdown.

[matttahoe53]

Family member was a mustang in the army. Mustang is enlisted that becomes officer. West Point no less. Army purged out almost all mustangs out of officer corps in 2016. No reason given. he was contemplating joining a possible class action lawsuit as it destroyed his dream of completing his 20 and then teaching at west point. In retrospect he now suspects it was politically driven instead of a standard drawdown.

That?s messed up to dump people actually committed to the mission.

[CS1983]

2317489[/URL]]I hope this includes black extremists, Asian extremists, Native American Extremists etc.

22 + years and I never met an ?Extremist?.
This will just turn everyone against each other and erode combat readiness.

I knew one white dude who was racist. One. He?s now a Sergeant Major and plays the game well enough to avoid detection. But I knew a bunch of blacks and Hispanics who, if the roles were reversed, would have been a news article. They don?t count I guess.

Yep, this will do nothing effective.

[CS1983]

Family member was a mustang in the army. Mustang is enlisted that becomes officer. West Point no less. Army purged out almost all mustangs out of officer corps in 2016. No reason given. he was contemplating joining a possible class action lawsuit as it destroyed his dream of completing his 20 and then teaching at west point. In retrospect he now suspects it was politically driven instead of a standard drawdown.

Officers are indef, I believe. They can serve 20+ (assuming rank gates) or as needed. It’s different with enlisted.

His “mustang” status (which originally meant a battlefield promotion I think?) is immaterial. He was an officer. They serve as needed.

Might have been political. Might have been he wasn’t a true blue ring knocker. Might have been needs of the Army. No way to know this side of the curtain.