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“An officer who will roll over on the oath to his wife will roll over on his oath to the constitution.” - Chase Spears It’s appalling what we celebrate and applaud. To think this is something to be proud of shows where we are. An admiral. The highest echelon of our military is celebrating a man leaving his wife and family to be “his true self.” Your oath means nothing if it’s rooted in emotion.

“Officials told reporters that Kelly Magsamen’s resignation had nothing to do with the hospitalization scandal in January, which remains under review by the Defense Department inspector general.” What an odd thing to say 😂 https://abcnews.go.com/amp/Politics/defense-secretary-austins-chief-staff-steps/story?id=110872196

NATO always draws up plans. It’d be foolish to ignore how much our leadership has tried to stoke the fires of this war, but I’m not convinced our troops are on the precipice of being on the front lines just because plans are being put together. We are supposed to have a plan for any contingency. That said, feel free to disagree in the comments if you have insight or something I’m missing. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13492243/NATO-plan-troops-line-fight-RUSSIA-Alliance-prepares-rapid-deployment-American-soldiers-amid-fears-Moscow-plotting-major-war-Europe.html

What is a pride themed proclamation signing?

I personally believe this is the most important topic the military is trying to keep on the down low. The Air Force is not alone in their higher selection rates due to a smaller pool of eligible officers. The Army is losing 05s and 06s at a high rate. They’re begging people to take commands. One of the lies we’ve been told is that the rank and file are getting out because of the many opportunities afforded by the “booming job market,” but this doesn’t add up when you look at career officers who are throwing in the towel as well. https://www.airandspaceforces.com/airmen-promotion-lieutenant-colonel-2024/ Airmen Faced Less Competition for Promotion to Lieutenant Colonel in 2024

If you needed a laugh… Curious to see if it works. It’ll really be telling if people turn down 200 Gs.

📥: “Here’s the instruction they’re referencing. People are being booted for “commission of a serious offense” without NJP or Court Martial. Instead it only has to pass the test of “unwanted behavior of any type” from a Commanding Officer or Officer in Charge. There are E-7s with the authority to end a person’s career now There is an E-9 with 27 years in service being retired with a General discharge for allegations that never went to NJP or Court martial. The Chief of Enlisted Personnel Management Separations Branch - Mr. Mike Tollefson actually tells people in CO/XO training classes, “If you want to kick someone out, call me first and I’ll tell you exactly how to document it.” I’ve sat through two different classes where he said that exact thing What’s more slimy than a JAG? A branch of the military without a single OIG office, nor a department has experience in the oversight of a Military Branch.” https://media.defense.gov/2023/Feb/28/2003169272/-1/-1/0/CI_5350_6.PDF

"At some point is there not a court case that enforces the law the military wrote for itself?" Lol. You'd think. Now imagine our frustration when you find out the answer...

I just learned about this. As far as I know, no ships were sunk or even hit. Regard anything of this magnitude with high skepticism. It’s not out of the realm of possibility though. We’re living in volatile times. The estimates for how many ships will be sunk by the Chinese if something kicks off in the Pacific is very high. There could always be an anomaly in the ME as well. Stay frosty.