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Army Fires Officers After Ordering Them to Move
Fox ^ | June 30, 2014 | Amy Bushatz

Posted on 07/01/2014 8:31:09 PM PDT by george76

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To: Jet Jaguar; george76; blueyon; KitJ; T Minus Four; xzins; CMS; The Sailor; ab01; txradioguy
Of course this order does not apply to women, members of minority groups qualified for Affirmative Action, LBGT people, those who actively support Obama, or former prisoners of jihadists who cooperated with their captors.

This is only fair, as the officer corps and NCO Cadre contains altogether too many possibly useful white men whose very existence causes the above group members to suffer a potential loss of self-esteem.

21 posted on 07/01/2014 9:00:55 PM PDT by Kenny Bunk (The GOP is dying. What do we do now?)
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To: george76
While we're at it how about a 30-40% cut in federal parasites employees?
22 posted on 07/01/2014 9:01:38 PM PDT by rockrr (Everything is different now...)
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To: butterdezillion

How long before Odierno and all the other top guns realize that and actually do something about it?

Long overdue.


23 posted on 07/01/2014 9:02:06 PM PDT by Jet Jaguar (Resist in place.)
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To: Ecliptic

It happens on this scale upon the end of a war (Korea, Vietnam, Cold War) when we shrink the force. What is sad is that we will need them again when Barry’s chickens come home to roost and we need to grow the force rapidly again. Look what happened to Ted Williams and his peers 5 years after WWII


24 posted on 07/01/2014 9:05:53 PM PDT by redlegplanner ( No Representation without Taxation)
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To: Ecliptic

This article claims it is because of sequestration. The only area of government that actually has to shrink is the military. Everything else gets to keep bloating beyond our ability to EVER sustain it.

At some point the top dogs in the military need to look at how Obama has lifted and helped our terrorist enemies in every way possible, and has shafted Americans - ESPECIALLY in the vital functions that the Constitution mandates, such as military and border enforcement - and realize that Obama is a foreign enemy combatant, put into the White House through the crimes of his puppet-masters for the express purpose of destroying this country from within. And then they need to do something about it.


25 posted on 07/01/2014 9:06:05 PM PDT by butterdezillion (Note to self : put this between arrow keys: img src=""/)
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To: Kenny Bunk

Actually, we have a gay/married/hispanic member is on her way out.

We have Black, White, Brown getting the boot.

The squadron/group/wing level leaders are not saving minortiies from the RIF.


26 posted on 07/01/2014 9:08:18 PM PDT by Jet Jaguar (Resist in place.)
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To: george76

This is being done on purpose by Obama.

May they all join the militia to fight this evil.


27 posted on 07/01/2014 9:08:50 PM PDT by Salvation ("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
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To: Jet Jaguar
gay/married/hispanic member

WOW! Three categories at once. The personnel man's dream!

28 posted on 07/01/2014 9:11:59 PM PDT by Kenny Bunk (The GOP is dying. What do we do now?)
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To: george76

In the late ‘70s, I knew a Major that was coming up on 18 years service. The rule then was you had to be notified that you were being RIF’d prior to the completion of 18 years or you were allowed to stay in until 20 years. He had a buddy working in personnel at the Pentagon who told him he was on the list. The Major went on leave for 45 days, and couldn’t be located until after he had 18 years in.


29 posted on 07/01/2014 9:12:58 PM PDT by SeaHawkFan
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To: Nifster

I’ve commented prior about the ‘cleaning ranks’...

...this is just more of the same.

I think you’re spot-on.


30 posted on 07/01/2014 9:17:56 PM PDT by logi_cal869
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To: CPT Clay
RIF is tough. Prayers to the families.

Many of these retirees will have to be brought back as well paid contract workers to keep the systems functioning.

31 posted on 07/01/2014 9:18:51 PM PDT by oldbrowser (We have a rogue government in Washington)
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To: george76

>The Army last week began notifying about 1,100 captains that they will be purged from the ranks.<

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Now why can’t they do the same with government bureaucrats?


32 posted on 07/01/2014 9:19:09 PM PDT by 353FMG
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To: george76

What NCO’s are being cut?


33 posted on 07/01/2014 9:21:32 PM PDT by Mike Darancette (Do The Math)
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To: Mike Darancette
What NCO’s are being cut?

Heterosexual, white, males.

34 posted on 07/01/2014 9:29:59 PM PDT by Graybeard58 (1 For every beast of the forest is mine, and the cattle upon a thousand hills. Psalm 50 v 10)
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To: george76
The rank of O-3 (Captain in the Army)is always vulnerable when a RIF comes around. There are just too many of them and too few slots to fill. When you see someone has been a captain for ten years and the like, without promotion, you know they are "supernumerary."
35 posted on 07/01/2014 9:40:42 PM PDT by hinckley buzzard
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To: Jet Jaguar

Were these regular or reserves on active duty?


36 posted on 07/01/2014 9:52:51 PM PDT by Domangart (Tho I walk Through the valley of Wall Mart, I fear no man.)
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To: stars & stripes forever

we’ll need em.


37 posted on 07/01/2014 9:55:47 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man ( Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: Domangart

Active officers and enlilted.


38 posted on 07/01/2014 10:02:51 PM PDT by Jet Jaguar (Resist in place.)
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To: Domangart

Inlisted.

Correction.


39 posted on 07/01/2014 10:03:58 PM PDT by Jet Jaguar (Resist in place.)
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To: rockrr

Well they are cutting the Border Patrol’s pay by 25% that’s something.


40 posted on 07/01/2014 10:07:07 PM PDT by Ajnin (Wolves don't lose sleep over the opinion of sheep.)
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