The guy probably got laid somehow. Today officers need to be T-totaling, MBA types. Skinny looking things, who busily train for marathons, and crave to go to the JFK school of government. It’s preferred that they be asexual, or at least gay if they don’t have the decency to be some sort of castrati.
Thats who they think we will win wars. (nevermind the last decade)
the folks i served with 20 years ago would be disgusted at the navy of today. unfortunately those of us with half a brain got out, leaving the REMFs to ‘manage’ the navy today.
I forget where I read it, but someone hit the nail square on the head -- in wartime, you wind up promoting those who have shown the ability to get the job done under fire, in peacetime, those promotions go to the more typical managerial types.
The top brass (and the civilian overseers) want the military to run like an accountant's office.
“Today, officers need to be T-totaling, MBA types. Skinny looking things, who busily train for marathons, and crave to go to the JFK school of government. It’s preferred that they be asexual, or at least gay if they don’t have the decency to be some sort of castrati.”
Boy, did you just nail it! I retired last year & don’t have to worry about the PC cr@p anymore. Now I know I won’t be court-martialed for the sign I put up on the unit bulletin board:
“Official Army Equal Opportunity Policy:
“NO SOLDIER SHALL BE DENIED EQUAL RIGHTS BECAUSE OF THE SHAPE OF HER SKIN.”
The females went postal. I was there when one snatched it off the wall and yelled, “Who put this up? WHO PUT THIS UP!!!?” I nearly choked suppressing a huge giggle fit.
;^)