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Pentagon; social science vs. common defense
The Washington Times‘ Rowan Scarborough speculates today that the Pentagon is paying more attention to social issues in the ranks than with actually being the Defense Department in spirit as well as their name; The Pentagon under the Obama administration has devoted considerable hours in public and private to sorting out same-sex relationships, the roles […]
Army wants in to the Pacific Rim
Since the nations in the Pacific Rim are mostly surrounded by water, the Army is worried that it might get left out of the fight, should one occur in the region. So, since Big Army doesn’t have ships, their big idea is to create mobile forces that will be stationed on those islands, according to […]
VSOs and Congress try to retract veterans’ COLA cut
Fox News reports that before the ink is dry on the President’s signature on the budget bill he signed into law yesterday, Congress is stepping back from their legislation in regards to the cuts to the cost of living cuts to veterans’ pensions. On Monday, Rep. Julia Brownley, D-Calif., introduced a bill that would repeal […]
Just Cause Anniversary lessons
The United States deposed Panama’s Manuel Noriega 24 years ago tomorrow morning in what was known as Operation Just Cause. ROS sends us a link from Stars & Stripes in which the commander of the 82d Airborne Division claims that it would be much more difficult for his unit to mount an operation like that […]
Army War College may remove Confederate images
Rowan Scarborough at the Washington Times writes that someone had a bright idea to remove images of Confederate Generals like Lee and Jackson from the Army War College,and the idea may spread to other military institutions; “I do know at least one person has questioned why we would honor individuals who were enemies of the […]
Hagel to cut in his own office
Stars & Stripes reports that Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel announced that he’s going to cut his own office’s budget by 20% to save tax payers a billion bucks over the next 5 years. He claims to be reducing his staff by 8%, mostly contractors and civilian personnel; Hagel said the staff cuts are designed […]
New cuts next month unless Senate approves Defense budget
It’s funny how the budget issues always get hung up in the Senate, isn’t it? I’m guessing because there’s no real leadership in that particular house of government. But now the Pentagon is threatening even deeper cuts to their spending if this one doesn’t get out of the Senate by the 13th of December. And […]
McMaster on the Pentagon’s short memory
Most of you probably know the name Major General Herbert Raymond “H.R.” McMaster. The younger generation remembers him from commanding the 3rd Armored Cavalry regiment that tamed Al Tafar, Iraq, the older soldiers will remember him from commanding the 2d ACR in the grand armor battle at “73 Easting” during Desert Storm. The Colorado Springs […]
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