Where has our military gone?

While this may take a several minutes to read and absorb, it's well worth the time!

I don't know who wrote this...but I believe
it to be true, it is so very sad! It has been growing as we
have tried to make war more diplomatic and more a policing
action than the terribly violent survival act it should be
reserved to be.

Warrior leaders of General Patton’s or
General LeMay’s stature are no longer wanted. The
fundamental job of the military, "kill bad people and
break their things," has become seriously hampered
critically now by "rules of engagement"
who’s guiding logic is political, not successful,
combat. If the US military is ever defeated, it will be
because it is running the best Day Care centers in the
world. We used to go to the Officers Club or NCO Club Stag
Bar on Friday evenings to have a drink, smoke, and swap lies
with our comrades.

Having a drink with friends is now
frowned on. Smoking causes cancer and could "harm
you." Bars are seen as ‘sexist.' Our
personnel have quit patronizing their clubs because what
happens in the club is now fodder for a performance report.
In fact, now we don't have separate clubs for the ranks.
Instead we have something called "All Ranks Clubs"
or "Community Clubs." They're open to men and
women of all ranks. But no one is there. I wonder
why.

The latest brilliant thought out of Washington is that the
operators ("pilots?") flying remote pilotless
aircraft in combat areas from their plush desk at duty
stations in Nevada or Arizona should draw the same combat
pay as those real world pilots actually on board a plane in
a hostile environment while being shot at. More politically
correct logic? They say that remote vehicle operators are
subject to the same stress levels as the combat pilot
actually flying in combat. REALLY...you're bull-shitting
me!!!???

Where are the people like the dynamic leaders of the past, such as
Robin Olds, Doolittle, Patton, Ike, Boyington, Nimitz, etc.?
They are identified and forced out, that’s where they are going.

This administration doesn't want those kinds of leaders
anymore. Division commanders don't run Divisions and
Corps commanders don't run Corps. They are managed by
selected high ranking admins with other esoteric goals in
mind. Can you imagine someone today looking for a LEADER to
execute that Doolittle Raid and suggesting that it be given
to a daredevil boozer -- his only attributes: he had the
respect of his men, an awesome ability to fly, and the
organizational skills to put it all
together. If someone told me there was a chance in
hell of selecting that man today to run that mission today,
I would tell them they were either a liar or dumber than hell.

We have lost the war on rugged individualism and that,
unfortunately, is what fighting forces want to follow; not
because they have to but because they respect leaders of
that ilk. We've all run across that leader that made us
proud to follow him because you wanted to be like him and
make a difference.

We better wake the hell up! We're asking our young men and
women to go to really crappy places; some with unbearable
climates, never have a drink, and adhere to ridiculous regs
that require you to tuck your shirt into your PT uniform on
the way to the porta-potty at night, in a blinding dust
storm, because it's a uniform.


These current people we're sending to combat are some of the
brightest I've met but they are looking for a little
sanity, which they will only find on the outside if we
don't get a friggin' clue. You can't continue
asking people to live for months or years at a time acting
like nuns and priests. Hell, even they get to have a beer.


Who are we afraid of offending? The people that already hate us
enough to strap C-4 to their own bodies and walk into a
crowd of us? Think about it. I'm extremely proud of our
young men and women who continue to serve. I'm also very
in tune with what they are considering for the future and
I've got news for whoever sits in the White House,
Congress, and our so-called top military leaders. Much
talent has and will continue to hemorrhage from our
services, because wanna-be warriors are tired of fighting on
two fronts - - one with our enemies, another against the
lack of sensible direction from this administration. Take it
or leave it....that's just the way it is, no ifs and's or but's...


Since Barack Obama has been in the White House, high ranking
military officers have been removed from their positions at
a rate that is absolutely unprecedented. Things have gotten
so bad that a number of us retired generals are now publicly
speaking out about the
'purge' of the U.S. military that they believe is taking place.


Dozens of highly decorated military leaders have been dismissed
from their positions over the past few
years. So why is this happening? What is going on right now
is absolutely crazy especially during a time of peace.
There is a deliberate attempt to reshape the military and
remove those who don't adhere to the proper 'viewpoints'.
Officers that question or won't cooperate are identified and gotten
out of the way.



Throughout world history, whatever comes next
after a military purge is never good. If this continues,
what is the U.S. MILITARY going to
look like in a few years? Perhaps you are reading this and
you think that 'purge' is too strong a word for what
is taking place. Well, just consider the following quotes
from some very highly decorated retired officers:


-Retired Army Major General Patrick Brady: “There is no
doubt Obama is intent on emasculating the military and will fire

anyone who disagrees with him.”


-Retired Army Lt. General William G. Jerry Boykin: “Over the past
three years it is unprecedented for the number of four-star generals
to be relieved of duty, and not relieved for cause.”



-Retired Navy Captain Joseph John: “I
believe there are more than 137 officers who have been
forced out or given bad evaluation
reports so they will never make Flag
(officer), because of their failure to comply to certain
views.”


A Pentagon official who asked to remain nameless because they
were not authorized to speak on the matter said “even
young officers, down through the ranks have been told not
to talk about Obama or the politics of the White House. They
are purging everyone and if you want to keep your job just keep your
mouth shut”. Now this trend appears to be
accelerating.


The White House is intentionally weakening and gutting our
military, and reducing us as a superpower, and anyone in the
ranks who disagrees or speaks out is being
purged. Coincidence? Every dictatorial regime
on the planet has done this as soon as they gained power. I am doing
my part by sending this email, I hope you will do the same.


And keep in mind that Obama is now on
his fourth Secretary of Defense.


You can see this in the civilian workforce as well. Anyone that
has the nerve to expose something happening that they know
is wrong gets removed from that specific project and given
only the most menial tasks with absolutely no authority to
make anything happen, or to stop anything from happening.
They will never get ahead.

For those who understand, no explanation is needed. For those
who do not understand, no explanation is
possible.