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Army drafting policy to allow at-will PCSs from bases you don’t like

| May 25, 2022 | 43 Comments
Army drafting policy to allow at-will PCSs from bases you don’t like

Get a load of this new policy in the works. It can’t possibly be ever open to abuse. The Brandon Administration is continuing the social justice experimentation in the DoD ranks with this genius move. From Military.com; Soldiers Facing Discrimination from State Laws Could Request Transfers Under Draft Army Policy The Army is circulating a […]

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Panel unveils nine Army base name recommendations

| May 25, 2022 | 54 Comments
Panel unveils nine Army base name recommendations

Army Times has the latest from the Committee to Rewrite History Defense Department Naming Commission on some of the ‘problematic’ Army installation names. The final list is: Fort Benning, Ga. — recommended to be renamed Fort Moore, for Lt. Gen. Hal Moore and his wife, Julia. Hal Moore received the Distinguished Service Cross for heroism […]

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Senate moves $40B Ukraine security bill forward

| May 17, 2022 | 26 Comments
Senate moves $40B Ukraine security bill forward

In Ukraine’s battle against Russia, the US is poised now (pending Senate voting) to send $40 BILLION dollars to Ukraine for their defense. This is a massive increase in the hundreds of millions of dollars we’ve already sent. It’s also nearly SEVEN TIMES what Ukraine spent on their own national security in 2021 ($5.9 billion). This […]

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It Ain’t The Chips

| May 17, 2022 | 18 Comments
It Ain’t The Chips

Shortages everywhere? Don’t go blaming the truckers: they are having serious problems getting parts for their OTR vehicles, never mind finding any new trucks they can buy. If anything, blame the shortages of things like semiconductor chips, as well as the squabbling going on in Congress over where those parts should come from. Since the […]

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Got Gas? Yeah, Me Neither…..

| May 16, 2022 | 43 Comments
Got Gas? Yeah, Me Neither…..

https://nypost.com/2022/05/15/canceling-federal-oil-lease-sales-exposes-bidens-fossil-fuel-malarkey/ Well, Boys and Girls, Children of All Ages, I don’t really have “newsy news” to report, but the article attached above should give you a real clue to what the Hopeless (or is that Helpless?) Idiot in the Seat of President is doing, especially since he’s the “beck and call girl” of the Democraps […]

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Newest Airborne Division

| May 11, 2022 | 33 Comments
Newest Airborne Division

The 11th Airborne Division has made a comeback. U.S. Army Alaska will become the “Angels” of World War II fame. Secretary of the Army Christine Wormuth announced that the U.S. Army Alaska headquarters would be redesignated as the 11th Airborne Division, and the 1st and 4th Brigade Combat Teams of the 25th Infantry Division would […]

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Fair Warning: Clouds On the Horizon

| April 28, 2022 | 17 Comments
Fair Warning: Clouds On the Horizon

Grain and world markets in trade: https://apps.fas.usda.gov/psdonline/circulars/grain.pdf US  wheat sector 2021 – 2022 https://www.ers.usda.gov/topics/crops/wheat/wheat-sector-at-a-glance/  And why are grain prices skyrocketing? Read at the link below, but don’t cringe just yet.  https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/verify/the-russian-invasion-of-ukraine-is-raising-grain-prices-grocery-costs-could-go-up/65-9b211493-7818-4d04-ac63-dd79d4616ce2 Question: If the USA doesn’t import oil/gas from Russia, why are these prices rising like a thunderstorm in the distance? https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/verify/why-is-us-gas-skyrocketing-if-we-dont-import-much-russian-oil-russia-ukraine-oil-gas/65-abbd81e3-fd13-4eff-a779-3b4a78f41e2c Our research and […]

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MCPON tells sailors to lower their standards

| April 26, 2022 | 58 Comments
MCPON tells sailors to lower their standards

We’ve talked about Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy Russell Smith before, a few times, most recently when it was announced he was under investigation for misconduct (which apparently is still ongoing). Smith took over as MCPON when his predecessor abruptly resigned amid his own misconduct accusations. Recently three sailors assigned to the carrier […]

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