Oh Lord......Army end strength could fall to 445,000 in FY-23 | InsideDefense.com
Army end strength will fall by more than previously announced in fiscal years 2022 and 2023, but there are currently no plans to cut brigade combat teams or other units, Gen. Joseph Martin, the vice chief of staff, said today.insidedefense.com
We have our own problems
Is it time to stick a fork in DeSantis?
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We didn't lose militarily. We could have gone on indefinitely and not lose any more troops than we lost in occupying Germany in bar fights.
But we didn't drop the soap.
Seriously, this nation doesn't have a military problem - it has a political will problem. We're not very good at being the world's superpower. We don't like to hurt our enemy's feelings.
The Army is commanded by people focused on national politics and not on warfighting.
You've got to realize the top brass are as political as any Democrat or Republican politician. They have to be to get to where they are.
There are a lot of these programs that are set up and troops salute and attend the class or talk the talk. Then they roll their eyes and get on with their job.
I agree there could be problems if the wrong people are getting promoted in the senior NCO or Division-level officers. But those people are usually weeded out pretty quickly when the shooting starts - it's like that in every peacetime Army/military.
I'm more worried about the death rates at some military posts, like Fort Bragg (or whatever its politically correct name is now).
Senators Press Pentagon for Answers on Rash of Overdose Deaths
A group of senators led by Ed Markey sent a letter to Defense Sec. Lloyd Austin demanding answers about a rash of overdose deaths in the military.
www.rollingstone.com
(link from Rolling Stone just for Zeke)
That's a shame. The "resiliency" talking point has been making its way thru big corporations in the last couple years. Vapid VP ladder-climbing mumbo-jumbo. Execs and military brass must be attending the same rah-rah superlatives seminars.Army end strength could fall to 445,000 in FY-23 | InsideDefense.com
Army end strength will fall by more than previously announced in fiscal years 2022 and 2023, but there are currently no plans to cut brigade combat teams or other units, Gen. Joseph Martin, the vice chief of staff, said today.
We have our own problems
Btw, a floating solar array sounds like a maintenance money pit.
Climate change may or may not be real.You've got to realize the top brass are as political as any Democrat or Republican politician. They have to be to get to where they are.
There are a lot of these programs that are set up and troops salute and attend the class or talk the talk. Then they roll their eyes and get on with their job.
I agree there could be problems if the wrong people are getting promoted in the senior NCO or Division-level officers. But those people are usually weeded out pretty quickly when the shooting starts - it's like that in every peacetime Army/military.
I'm more worried about the death rates at some military posts, like Fort Bragg (or whatever its politically correct name is now).
Senators Press Pentagon for Answers on Rash of Overdose Deaths
A group of senators led by Ed Markey sent a letter to Defense Sec. Lloyd Austin demanding answers about a rash of overdose deaths in the military.
(link from Rolling Stone just for Zeke)
The message from the Secretary of the Army about a “floating solar array” at Fort Bragg is not going to affect anything.
The Army can’t even fill its own ranks.
How does it expect to fight global warming?
"...introducing the M2 EV Abrams... "
The “resilience” she should be worrying about is the resilience of US troops clashing with the Chinese Army.
But no…it’s climate change
I’ve answered that question several times. Trump and Russia didn’t conspire with each other to help Trump win the 2016 election. Russia did want Trump to win and their efforts probably helped him win. There’s a five volume bipartisan Senate report that says this. One of the key findings:
- The Committee found that the Russian government engaged in an aggressive, multi-faceted effort to influence, or attempt to influence, the outcome of the 2016 presidential election.
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Alliances are a good thing. Having a bunch of protectorates is not. I think many of our present day alliances are more the latter than the former.
The Army has an issue in that they are pumping out a narrative that does not mesh with the type of people that are normally drawn to the Army. "Come join the Woke Corp and tackle climate change" is something you use to attract well to do, faux activists to throw bricks through shop windows. It isn't something that attracts lower middle class whites to join up. And they have been the backbone of the armed forces.
I view the people pushing that stuff as the type of leaders who get a whole bunch of people killed for no damn good reason in a war before the meritocracy kicks back in. If your military is focusing on DEI it likely means you get to D I E in the next conflict before shit gets figured out.
Bingo.
If the focus of the army is on solar panels they are going to get American soldiers killed.
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It is incontrovertible that Russia interfered in the 2016 election in an effort to help Trump.
Aloha is right. You repeatedly post in bad faith. You distort facts, you deny facts, you mischaracterize other posters' comments, you are the king of false equivalences, you obfuscate, deflect and outright lie. But, apart from all that, I'm sure you're a wonderful person.
No ‘Hoax’: Bipartisan Senate Report Confirms Russian 2016 Role, Putin Ordered DNC Hack, More
A sweeping new report from the Senate Intelligence Committee found that Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the hack of the Democratic National Committee servers.
www.forbes.com
G.O.P.-Led Senate Panel Details Ties Between 2016 Trump Campaign and Russia (Published 2020)
A nearly 1,000-page report confirmed the special counsel’s findings at a moment when President Trump’s allies have sought to undermine that inquiry.
I thought you were done with that discussion? You have to have the last word - OK, you've got it.
Read Crazy’s post. Does the Biden administration care more about preparation for warfighting or an ancillary isssue?
This was a discussion about the military - not the Biden Administration, which I'm pretty sure you know how I feel about it.
There's no war on. It's difficult to recruit when there's not a purpose and the job market is on fire.
Why even bother with him? Apparently if you don't want a nuclear war with Russia then you're a Putin lover. You simply can't engage with someone that insane.
When someone believes a foreign dictator (Putin) over their own U.S. Intelligence agencies, then I think it is fair to question the relationship.
My civilian employees are entitled to 12 weeks paid leave in Pete's situation if they've had a year in the job.
Either parent is eligible for paid parental leave. One of my male civilian employees took 6 weeks off after his wife gave birth. He could have had 12 but didn't want to take that much time off and to save the rest in case he needed it.
Paid Parental Leave for Federal Employees
Summary of Paid Parental Leave Beginning October 1, 2020, paid parental leave may be granted in connection with a qualifying birth or placement (for adoption or foster care). The Federal Employee Paid Leave Act (FEPLA) makes paid parental leave available to certain categories of Federal civilian...
www.commerce.gov
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Of course you would think that is fair. That’s how you think. But the relationship has nothing to do with truth and accuracy. 50 of those very same intelligence officials knowingly signed onto a big lie in the case of Hunter’s laptop. What does that tell you about relationships?
It's 100 percent BS that the troops love him because most don't. I don't feel so lonely any more. Democrats are probably still outnumbered but there are a lot more Democrats than there were before Trump. Thanks Trump! 😀
That’s not the question. Politically appointed cabinet secretaries are not in the civil service system and Pete was free to work as much or as little as he wanted. Pete is in a position that requires a high degree of professionalism and judgment. The question is whether he showed professionalism and judgment by taking leave and keeping it quiet. I think not. The fact that most people didn't even notice his absence speaks to another issue about how he does his job.
The "if they have a year in the job" thing is something McM has pointed out repeatedly as being a major issue and Hickory just doesn't want to acknowledge that.
Did the vaccine mandates cleanse the military of many Republicans? Serious question. I‘ve read that is what happened, but I have no idea if that is accurate.
