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Crybaby Teresa King to sue Army
Most of you know about my disdain for sergeant majors, especially those who have avoided combat during this particular period service, you know, during the last twelve years of war when it’s been said that our troops are worn out from their multiple deployments. So a sergeant major who hasn’t deployed, got a Legion of […]
The Pentagon’s Death Row
CNN writes about the five military inmates currently awaiting their fate on Death Row and discusses the reasons that we haven’t executed a single one since John A. Bennett was executed in 1961 for the torture and attempted murder of a Austrian girl. Ronald Gray came closest in 2008 when President Bush signed his death […]
Pentagon discusses separate training for female soldiers
Bobo sends a link to the Washington Times in which they report that some “senior officers” hinted to Congress that they’re contemplating separate male & female training for combat arms positions. Just looking at the issue from that perspective it almost makes sense, until you read what members of the House Armed Services subcommittee said […]
Big Army’s Green 5.56mm Ammo
Paul and Ex-PH2 send us link to articles about the Army’s attempt to develop “green ammo”, you know because we’re polluting the enemies’ environments. Or something. From MSN; A special technical team is applying the same technology used to switch to the greener 5.56 mm M855A1 enhanced performance round, or EPR, in 2010, which eliminated […]
Army; operational records missing
The Army Times reports that thousands of operational records from the war against terror are missing – almost all of the records of the 82nd Airborne Division; McHugh’s letter was addressed to the committee chairman, Rep. Jeff Miller, R-Fla., and the panel’s senior Democrat, Michael Michaud of Maine, who said in an email July 12 […]
Dempsey; cuts hurt national defense
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, General Martin Dempsey, told a Senate Committee yesterday that deep budget cuts in the Defense Department are damaging our ability to respond to threats around the world, according to Reuters; Dempsey told lawmakers that if the across-the-board cuts, which are known as sequestration, continue as required by law at a […]
Hagel to cut 20% off the top at Pentagon
Chuck Hagel talked to the troops yesterday at Naval Air Station Jacksonville, FL and he told them that he’s calling for a 20% haircut at the Pentagon – to cut staff positions in the bloated bureaucracy. From the Washington Post; Hagel’s directive could force the Pentagon and military command staffs to shed an estimated 3,000 […]
SMA Chandler:”This is about one standard applied equally across the force.”
So it seems that SMA Chandler has been holding Town Hall style meetings over Military is wanting to have women in combat arms. I cannot see how he can make some of the statements that I have read given the statements made by Big Army. But I guess that he managed to overcome that hurdle. […]
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