Posted on 02/26/2010 3:56:27 AM PST by Man50D
I remember the AF leadership in particular and the DOD as a whole publicly stood against Clinton’s plans to allow open homosexulity in the military back in 1993. The current regime is apparently accepting no dissention on the matter this time.
We’re going to see a lot of good people exit the military over all this.
Except for those the 0bamoaists wish to exclude. Practicing exclusion while proclaiming inclusion. The Marxocrats continue their long tradition of doublespeak.
The Founding Fathers are spinning in their graves. It is not their offspring that caused this. They may have had the same “mothers” but Founding Fathers had no part in the linage of those who are responsible ,[to wit: obama ans Democrat voters] for the mess we are in today. To be more specific, they are bastards masquerading as legitimate sons and daughters.
Members are not sworn to support their Commander and Chief! They are sworn to uphold an defend the Constitution of the United States of America, and protect it from all enemies foreign and domestic, and obey all LAWFUL orders by officers appointment above them. Obama read the the oath of office of your military officers! Officers do not carry a sworn allegience to you or your line of thinking and politic views.
That has not been my experience.
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Their motto is "For God and Country" not "For Country and God.
Yeah, yeah they’re officers first. I was an AF officer and my oath of office was to defend the Constitution, not one of fealty to a president and policies.
The military services are supposed to operate outside of politics (heavy emphasis on supposed to). Using this logic they could have been forced to turn away anybody, politician or otherwise, who disagreed with Bush’s policies from participation in any military activity.
As long as his presence or speech was non-political then it should not be a problem. This is nothing more than career-protecting senior officers bowing to political pressure.
Oh yeah! I was a Marine Corps sergeant and retired as an Air Force officer; want to tell me I’m “prissy” to my face bud? You are right, it is a strong contrast but in the end the Corps leadership will fold along with the AF leadership. There are Marine generals over the last few years who happily went with Carter and Clinton and supported their political views. Reaching senior rank is usually due to the general/admiral’s political connections and skills. Sadly, those who make it because of leadership skills are few and they will probably be the ones to retire rather than implement policies they disagree with.
I am really getting to the point that I cannot take this anymore!!!
I feel like I am living in some sort of Sci Fi movie. WTF, does Obama have over these people??? It is getting freaking scary!
Is this the way some Germans felt when Hitler took over?
I want to puke!!
Once a Marine, always a Marine. You are a special case who provided an extra dose of backbone to the Air Force.
Wow! You gave a lot to our Nation. Thank you.
I hope you are wrong about the Marines caving in. You are probably right, though. Somehow the PC crowd is winning the battle for civilization. I feel sorry for the generations to follow.
All of this does indeed seem to be a repeat of Hitler's rise to power. I have conversed with folks who experienced the rise of the German Reich, and they all say they are seeing the same patterns here in the US. It scares them.
I am really freaking out over this administration, the media, the pundits, the congress, all of them. It is like they are under some sort of spell. I feel like I live amongst Zombies!
My son swore in to the Army last week, he leaves for Ft. Benning in April. I read this nonsense, and it frightens me. I feel like in the current climate, no matter what you believe, all your values, they are all wrong. I won’t give them up but I feel like I have to fight every waking minute to keep my sanity, which I know is right!
You and me both, dear lady. I can't believe all of the leaders in this Nation have gone insane, but there is no evidence to the contrary. The rot goes from top to bottom, with no "leader" left sane.
Maybe there is something in the water.
Sad day for the USAF.
Not invite them to speak at official functions.
During the Bush administration would it have been appropriate for Cindy Sheehan to be invited to a function organized by officers as part of their official duties?
You forgot an itty bitty little word in that!
The oath requires the military to obey the LAWFUL orders of the president but it does not mean that you serve the president.
There! Fixed it for you!
Ask Michael New or Ehren Watanada how that deciding on what is a lawful order and what isn't all on your own works out.
Actually, not so much of a special case, I served with many AF officers and more than a few enlisted who started their careers in the Marines. Overall, the AF with a mostly different mission than the Marines is not all that prissy. That idea has carried over from WWII when ground troops considered the bomber and fighter crews to be “privileged” because they went back to warm food and beds at night. The infantry guys didn’t know about the fatality statistics of the bomber/fighters crews. Air crews were many times more likely to die than the guys on the ground. One raid with only 200 bombers that suffered 50% losses meant that up to 1000 men died, were injured or taken prisoner for each bomber with a 10 man crew. Each service plays a critical role in the combined arms operations.
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