"Stars and Stripes interviewed soldiers who completed training, some who spoke on the condition of anonymity."
I sure hope the anonymity holds up.
I liked the "Death by PowerPoint" comment. I'd heard earlier this week, and much appreciated, the concerns of the brass that some of the rank and file dared to draw an equivalency between the Capitol dust-up and the murder, looting, arson, and other mayhem in multiple cities last summer. Apparently not everyone got the memo.
I found this kind of thinking a bit concerning- "Christina Bembenek, a U.S. Army War College fellow who has written about extremist theories and the military, said in an interview Monday that to ensure troops know the difference between the two events, it’s important to make them understand that while the military is not partisan, it is political.
“We follow the orders of the elected politicians in the government. … We are political. But we are not partisan."
Isn't this against actual policy of the miltary? I know it may be the reality, and even a necessary evil, but to say this as if it's an ideal? Troubling, to my ears.
"Stars and Stripes interviewed soldiers who completed training, some who spoke on the condition of anonymity."
ReplyDeleteI sure hope the anonymity holds up.
I liked the "Death by PowerPoint" comment. I'd heard earlier this week, and much appreciated, the concerns of the brass that some of the rank and file dared to draw an equivalency between the Capitol dust-up and the murder, looting, arson, and other mayhem in multiple cities last summer. Apparently not everyone got the memo.
Yeah, that was the SMA.
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No, sorry. It was Ramón Colón-López, the Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
ReplyDeleteI thought I heard the same or similar from the SMA though.
SOCOM going diverse.
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Oh, yeah, that guy is going to be great for SOCOM...
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the Privates know.
ReplyDeleteI found this kind of thinking a bit concerning-
ReplyDelete"Christina Bembenek, a U.S. Army War College fellow who has written about extremist theories and the military, said in an interview Monday that to ensure troops know the difference between the two events, it’s important to make them understand that while the military is not partisan, it is political.
“We follow the orders of the elected politicians in the government. … We are political. But we are not partisan."
Isn't this against actual policy of the miltary? I know it may be the reality, and even a necessary evil, but to say this as if it's an ideal? Troubling, to my ears.