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SecDef overruled NGB Chief on keeping troops in D.C.
Devtun posted a link to this Fox News article in our last post on the topic. It seems that SecDef Austin overruled the Chief of the National Guard Bureau General Hokanson. Hokanson made the case that the Guard should not and cannot continue to fulfill the Capitol’s request for turning D.C. into Red Square sorry […]
SecDef Austin extends D.C. deployment through May 23rd for 2,300 National Guardsmen
Step one in a perpetual deployment is to always slide back that date you’re going home. Optimally, if you’re a general officer, do it just days before you’re set to get your troops into the planes home. This maximizes the level of “suck” your men and women will experience, thus making them hardier war fighters. […]
Troops might never leave DC
We’ve discussed recently the unprecedented continued deployment of thousands of National Guard troops to D.C., ostensibly for security (though zero actual threats have materialized). With no end in sight, the first after action reports are coming in. The task force charged with investigating the Jan 6 riots is recommending a permanent deployment of troops to […]
One Third of Military Personnel Refuse Vaccine
‘There’s a degree of mistrust’: a third of US military personnel refuse Covid vaccine Defense secretary Lloyd Austin acknowledges hesitancy and says ‘we have to work to hard to dispel rumors and provide facts’ Reluctance to be vaccinated for Covid-19 is now rife in the US military, with about a third of troops on active […]
Loyalty oaths are now a good thing
A few years back there were rumors that President Trump was requiring loyalty oaths. The media and the left were clutching pearls at the rumors (never confirmed, as most of the negative press regarding Trump was). Now with O’Biden running the show, loyalty oaths are back in vogue. ninja sends word from Stars and Stripes […]
Congress apparently shocked the troops don’t trust random, hastily approved vaccines
It seems that Congressmen have no understanding of the history of the US government experimenting on the troops when it comes to vaccines. Military Times reports; The Defense Department has been reluctant to publicly announce how many troops have received a COVID-19 vaccination and how many have refused to get it, but senior Pentagon officials […]
Draft Unconstitutional
The draft ended in 1973, and the U.S. converted to an all-volunteer military. However, registering for Selective Service is still pretty much required for male U.S. citizens, and male aliens living in the U.S., who are 18 through 25 years old. For the ladies of any age, registering is not necessary despite the elimination of […]
Perhaps the most lying liar of all time
ninja sends in this press release from the DOJ. There’s an Air Force veteran fella out in Arlington, VA who has run afoul, repeatedly, of the federal government for lying. He lied about his background, the stock of PPE he had, the size of his business, and which branch of the military he served in. […]
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