Big Army
Generals need ethics training?
The Washington Times reports that Big Army has decided that the problem with generals is that they need more training on how they should be ethical; The Pentagon on Friday released the preliminary findings by Army Gen. Martin Dempsey, the Joint Chiefs chairman. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta ordered the review of ethics training for […]
“Experts” want to restrict troops’ guns
The Stars & Stripes reports that self-proclaimed “experts” are recommending to the military that they restrict troops’ access to private firearms in order to prevent suicide. But, I question their so-called research. For example, they say that, because of restrictive firearms laws in New York State, Fort Drum’s suicide rate is low. Well, that’s not […]
Appeals Court allows Hasan to keep his beard, tosses judge
Yes, the Associated Press reports that in yet another bow to political correctness, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces has decided that Nidal Hasan, the Fort Hood gunman can keep his beard for his trial in contradiction to Army policy and despite the fact that the Army is paying the little turd. […]
DoD to expand spy operations
The Washington Post reports that the Pentagon is going into the spy game by expanding their Defense Intelligence Agency ranks; When the expansion is complete, the DIA is expected to have as many as 1,600 “collectors” in positions around the world, an unprecedented total for an agency whose presence abroad numbered in the triple digits […]
Female soldiers not flocking to combat jobs at Carson
The Colorado Springs Gazette reports that the Army opened up some combat-related jobs and there were few takers. out of the 343 women who were eligible, only 53 elected to take the Army upon it. The Fort Carson pilot project allowed women to request a transfer into four jobs previously off-limits to them, including tank, […]
Army adapts to spending cuts in the middle of a war
Greg Jaffe at the Washington Post writes about the challenges the Army faces as they prepare to cut spending while they’re still fighting a war and this administration prepares to balance the budget on the back of our national security. While SMA Raymond Chandler is focused on the important issues, like tattoos and uniformity, the […]
L’affair Petraeus widens
Ya know, I’m not a big conspiracy guy, but there’s some really weird stuff going on. Tman sends us a link to Associated Press that says that somehow General John Allen, Petraeus’ replacement in Afghanistan, is involved in this whole Petraeus/Broadwell scandal; In a new twist to the Gen. David Petraeus sex scandal, the Pentagon […]
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